Star.
London, England, 1804-04-24 00:00:00

more eirellual force for the defence of there :ot);1.;es
at this moment than the whole force which the, •
contained would have been in the year 1779. He
was furprifed that the Hon. Gentleman had brought
forward his motion in the way he had done. He had
long admired that Hon.Gent.'s charaler, though not
his political principles, and he thought the way in
which he had brought forward the prefent motion was
incontinent with the manly and independent fpirit
which had fo charaelerifed the Hon. Gent. The Rt.
Hon. Gent. who fpoke bin had anted with more can-
dour. He hadopenly confeffedhis object, and had can-
didly declared that his old friends, the.prefent Admi-
nifiration, had loilthar confidence which heonce enter.
tained for them; and undifguifedly profeffed the objett
which he 1141 in view, which was to difplace the
preknt Adminiftration. The voluntary force of the
country, the Right Hon. Secretary contended, was
fuch as had aftonifhed all Europe. The armed pea.
fantry too, which had been fo much recommended,
might be reforted to when found neceffary, under
the compulfory claufe in the Defence Bill, which he
could not agree with the Right Hon. Gentleman in
thinking had been done away. This fpecies of force
lie did not think could be of filch fervice in this coin.
try as has been reprefented ; hut he was happy to
fee the Right Honourable Gentleman did not agree
with the Hon. Mover in denying the King's prero-
gative. The Secretary then went through the difk•
rent Defence Bills, and fupported the efficiency of
each. On the fubjeft of the navy he maintained, that
the number of flips building at prefent was equal, if
not greater than it had been at any period for the
laft 4o years.
Mr. G. VANS/TTART oppofed the motion,
which hp thought, if encouraged, would fubjeel that
Houfe to all the Cabals prattifed in the French Go-
vernment. If any Ai s reqUired amending, a motion
for that purpofe might be made.
Sir WILLIAM PULTENEY raid, he, could
point out much greater faylts in other Adminiftra.
tiOnA than in the prefent. There were others in which
very *roc, and culpable errors had been committed.
• Captain MARKHAM defended Sir Edward Pei.
lew from the charge of having turned Mr. Pitt's ob.
fervations into ridicule. His gallant friend, he faid,
after being nine weeks at fea, came into pori, was fent
for to the AdMiralty upon bufinefs, and net to attend
in the Hoge of Commons, as had been infinuated.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, in a fpeech of
much neatners and force, replied with great energy
to the feparate arguments of Mr. Pitt and Mr. For,.
After paying repeated cotnpliments to Pitt, thy
Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by requefling th
Hoge not to give their fan(tion to the prefent quer-
tion, without the matureft confideration of what
would be the refult fhould that queftion be carried.
Horiever bad the prefent Adminiftration might be,
he was afraid that wbich, in all probability, would
replace it, would be fill work, compounded as it
mutt be f fuch heterogeneous materials.
Mr. WINDHAM had heard nothing from the
other fide of-the Houfe that was either inftrative or
entertaining. The Learned Gentleman, however,
had determined to break the dullnefs that teemed to
overfpread the Hoge, and had chaunted the funeral
obfequies of the Minifiry in melodious Brains
lie fang DARICS. great and good,
Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen,
" Fallen from his high elate,
" And weltering in hi. blood.'
But he did not teem to think the caufe altogether
dcfperate ;and as he proceeded,

" He burn the hand, of fieep afun der,
" And road Lam like a nittling p..l of thender"
The Hon. Member then proceeded to notice the ar•
guments of the Secretary of State, and the Attorney
General, more in detail; and remarking on the lat.
ter, Aferved, that he ought to have !hewn more feel.
ing and regard to :!scfe with whom he was conneEled.
Mr. TIERNEY (poke againa the motion, and
Colonel Hutehinfon for it.—Mr. Fox replied. The
Houle then divided,—Ayes, 204; Notes, :o.—Ma-
:!ority, againfl the motion, p.—Adjout net! at Four.
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