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- the Standing Army withopt an application to Parlia-
ment, and the measureWsai4 to be perfectly con-
stitutional. This he.'Seittetli:.'itch a. measure was
always supposed contrary to the Bill of Rights; and
it was stated in 1751, by a Member who spoke in fa-
• your of the Militia Bill, that the Militia being the only'
constitutional force, it was necessary that the King.,
should have the power of calling out the Militia, as he
could on no such occasion increase the Standing Army.
Ile was obliged to the Noble Secretary for not having
exaggerated, on the present occasion, the unlikeness,
of 1792 to the present year. The Noble Secretary '
had said, on a former occasion. that we might as
weil go back to the Heptarchy as to 1792. In 1792,
host ever. there were 15,000 'effective men in the
arntei force for England. That was a year of pro-
found peace, though measures were taken to prevent
the d is:ger which, in the opinion of the statesmen
of that time, threatened this country. But in 1793
a war had intervened, and the King of France had
• been beheaded, yet there was only a rise of 2,000
men in the military force. There ups now an in-
crease of 12,000 men—not in a time of war—not
after a change of the political situation of Europe,
nor with a pretext even for expecting such a change.
Because twenty men Lad met in a garret—because
trials were going on (and, by the bye, this was the
first occasion on which a large military force had
been deemed necessary to protect trials)—(Hear, hear)
—they were to increase to this unheard-of amount
the military force. He should, therefore, vote for
the reduction proposed by the Noble Lord (Nugent),
because it was the greatest ; and, for the very same
reason he should have voted for the reduction, it
it had been ptoposed, of the whole military esta-
blishment!—(Lard cheers Ism the Ministerial side).
I i saying this, he was not taunting Gentlemen, but
Stating frankly what his opinions were—as frankly
as those whose sentiments were backed by a majority
in the House, as' well as by armies without—(l4ear,
hear).—The question is simply this, whether this
country shall he governed by a Standing Army ?
The Gentlemen on the Ministerial side of the House
supposed their opponents wanting in candour in
making such an assertion; but when 92,000 men were
under arms; when there existed 35,000 men in Eng-
land, not merely in statement or in Ministerial argu-
ments (and if they had not the men, he should not
much care for the arguments), was there not some
ground for such an expression ? The most patriotic
man of his day, Fletcher, of Saltoun, had said, in
speaking on the same subject—" It may be doubted
avhether our enemies can conquer us, but there can
be no doubt that a standing army would enslave us."
• The House of Commons seemed really to be debating
this matter like armed Colonists in a conquered
country, discussing how many of the natives should
be extermina.ed. He was almost afraid to refer to
periods once deemed the times worthy of imitation,
but which now it was held to be a specimen of puerile
rhetoric to mention by way of illustration. In the reign
of Henry VII. it was made a Constitutional question,
whether the King should he allowed 50 armed Gentle-
men yeomen ? a. it was doubted if even such a force as
that might not fright the laws from their propriety.—
Queen Elizabeth, it was well known, had not even
guards. One of the articles of the Petition of Rights
referred lo King Charles having maintained a greater
number of troops than be was authorised by law to
do, and the coutrottl of the military force was the
question which, unfortunately for, him, was decided
by an areal to arms. Even in the time of what
was called the Pensioned Parliament, the House of
Commons voted a standing army of 5,550 n a
nuisance, though the King did not burtheri the na-
tion for their support, but maintained them out of
the Civil List--(llene, hear) —Janies the Sncond
bad, indeed, 30,000 men ; but they all knew how
that experiment ended ; they had now 35,000 men,
though they were not all assembled at Hounslow !
But if that House of Commons ever did its duty, he
expected to see them there. King William, after the
peace, of Ryswicki was only allowed 7,000 men ; and
though he sent repeated Messages to Parliament in
favour of his Dutch Guards, the House of Commons
did its duty, and he was obliged to part with those
who had fought and conquered with him, and, what
was more, had achieved the liberation of England.
In 1715, the same 7000 men crushed the Rebellion.
Soon after that, indeed, a large Standing Army took
its origin, and we owed a Standing Army to the same
policy which created a Standing Parliament. A:Gen-
tleman who represented the City which he (Mr. H.)
had the honour to represent, said, that a Standing
Army and a Standing Parliament were twin sisters,
and must stand and fall together ! He hoped the
time would come, when, by the change in the dura-
tion and the election of the House, it would be found
unnecessary to keep up this standing army to protect
that standing Parliament. These sentiments, which
were now 'deemed the distempered ravings of a de-
luded populace, were the sentiments of the political
ancestors of every distinguished man in the House.
The ilhistrious names of Wyndham and Pulteney ;
the Tories of Queen Anne's, and the Whigs of George
the First's reign ; even Sir Robert Walpole, in 1718,
ere he was a Minister, had opposed a standing army,
though in 1738 be had changed his opinion, and
was backed by as large a majority as the Noble
Secretary of War had now the good fortune to be.
In regard to the argument that a Parliamentary
Army was different from one raised solely by the
authority of the King, Lord Chesterfield had said,
that what was against the Constitution could not
be made for it by any Act of Parliament.—
The Mutiny Bill itself was contrary to the spirit of
the Constitution, to Magna Charts, to a Statute of
Edward I. and to the Bill of Rights. But it was
• against an army of only 18,000 men that the wit of
eitesterfield, the political information of Sir William
Wyndham, and the sober sense of Sir Robert Wal-
pole had been directed. The peace establi.hment of
1-7f:46 was only 29,780 men, for all parts of our ter-
ritories. Even in 1818, the Secretary of War had
stated, that the effective force was only 13,000 men,
though the whole estimate was 26,000 men. The
Noble Lord had then explained, that if he had to
make war on any body of the people, he could only
bring 18,000 men into the field. Now, if we might
trust the Estimates, it was 35,000 men for England !
—lt had beenstated by Sir Hussey Vivian, that
23,000 men had assembled in Scotland in military
art ay. He put it to the gallant General, how im-
ptobable it was that such an assemblage gould have
taken place, without being known to' ethers besides

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Yesterday evening, the City
on the QUEEN to know when her MAJESTY would see
the Sheriffs, to appoint the day to receive the City
Address ? Her MAJESTY appointed eleven o'clock
this morning, at which hour the Sheriffs attended her
MAJESTY, when they were most graciously received,
and were informed that fier MAJESTY would be
ready to receive the Address to-morrow at one o'clock.
Sunday evening last, the Rev. Jona COOKE deli.
vcred a most interesting lecture to his congregation,
at Maidenhead, en the following words :

" My transgression is sealed up in abag !"—.lob tiv. 17.
In point of fact, this is the subject most generally

discussed at the present moment, not only by Eccle-
siastics but by the Laity of every persuasion; and
thought the different heads and subdivisions of the text,
be variously managed in 'furious places, in some of
the leading branches, all are pretty generilly agreed.
A gases bag has been prepared ! With what, and
by whom tiUed ? To whom bent? Why ? And for
what purpose ? All these, and 'many other questions
are asked, and every step that has been pursued ever
since the origin of the unhappy- difference between
their MAJESTIES, and especially the measures of the
enemies of the Qum?, are canvassed with a degree
of acuteness and penetration fatal to the aim and ob-
ject of their wishes.
It is known to all, that immediately on the acces-
sion of the Kuco, Ministers were applied to, to second
his MAJESTY in the measures he wished to have pur-
sued respecting the QUEEN. It is equally well known,
that Ministers contrived on that occasion, to throw
the responsibility from themselves upon the legal
advisers of the Crown ; that their Report met not the
approbation of his MAJESTY ; and that, cn this oc-
casion, the Ministers were for some time out of
place :—but they were found again in place next
day ! on what compromise we know not.

Thus things continued till the approach of a Coro.
nation was announced, and also the intention of the
QUEEN to honour England with her presence. What
was' to be done? We know what was done. We
know the proposition made by Ministers through
Lord HUTCJEINSON, to her MAJESTY. Her MAJESTY
arrived in a common packet—having been refused a
yacht, and was compelled to take up her abode in
the house of a private Citizen—Ministers not having
provided her Maisari with a suitable residence.—
And what next ? A green Gag is sent to the House
of Peers ! and one to the House of Commons ! Why
this procedure ? This is the question most commonly
discussed, and the general conclusion of the Public is
one which cannot fail to put Parliament on its guard.
It is this :—Ministers, unable themselves to substan-
tiate any charge against the QUEEN, endeavoured, as
already noticed, to throw the responsibility on the
Law Advisers, and these having refused to take the
loid, it was then attempted to throw it on Parlia-
ment !!! And how ? By sending a green bag, stuffed
with no one knows what, though it is pretty well
known by whom the greater part of the contents
were Coox'd ; and, by an endeavour to erect in Pao.
liament a Secret Tribunal, to Report on the contents
of the filthy lag, without allowing the accused party
to hear, or confront the evidence.

The House of Commons saw ;he snare that was
thus laid for them, and the good sense of the House
defeated the project—for defeated it is to all intents
and purposes; and if measures be new resorted to,
they must be followed more according to the com-
mon forms of justice—not on the responsibility of the
House of Commons. ,

In the meantime, our Readers will be happy to
learn, that the QUEEN is in the best health and spirits:
her MAJESTY yesterday took an airing in a coach
drawn by four post-horses: she went over Vauxhall.
bridge to Blackheath ; from thence she proceeded to
Twickenham, on a visit to Mrs. DA mEa, and returned
to town through Kensington, where she stopped some
time at •the house of Lady ELIZABETH WHITBREAD.
She left town at nine o'clock, and returned to her
house to dinner at half-past four. Though her MA-
JESTIE'S journey was unexpected, she was everywhere
received with the ringing of bells, and the accla-
mations of the inhabitants.

The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived last night, and
those of Monday this forenoon.
Immediately after the reading of the Proces-verhai,
in the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, M. LA-
I/ix-re rose, for the purpose f opposing the adoption
of it, and of stating that the Chamber was divested
of all freedom of deliberatiOn. He was interrupted
by murmurs on the right, but proceeded to state,
that during a week past blood had not ceased to flow
in the Capital. He was again interrupted by excla-
mations on the right, and cries of " Hear, hear!" on
the left. He repeated his assertion, with the addi-
tion, that on the preceding evening blood had been
shed, in a manner still more dreadful than on the
preceding days. M. de LAVITTZ proceeded to read
a letter, signed by several inhabitants of the Quartre
of La Porte-Saint Denis, stating that a number of
persons bad been wounded, and one •killeJ, by the
troops, on Friday evening, at La Porte Saint Martin.
In the midst of reading the letter considerable
agitation was produced in the Assembly by M. de
Convicts* calling out "La Voila 1" and producing
half a sabre, which had been broken in one of the
contests, and left behind.

14.1.Artrrx proceeded at coasitierable length, and
observed that he did not approve of riotous assem-
blages, but was it astonishing that the citizens who
failed in havitheir wishes attended to in the
should
Chambers, seek to express them, as far as
possible, in the most legal way ? Several voices
called out " revel* is net legal. M. LAPITTE con-
tended, that under a Representative Government it
could not be called a revolt, when the citizens as-
sembled without using seditious expressions. Here
there was an explosion. (to use the French term) of
voices on the right and to the centre of the right
' M. de Mbwreatst, "That is slot true." From the
left-44 It is true--.g au."
M. LArirtz went on to say, that it was true sedi-
tious expressiOns had been used by Agents of Police,
and not by peaceable citizens. Alter some futther
observations, he concluded by moving that the Mi-
nisteri should furnish information respecting the
events of Friday and the preceding days.
• M. Di MONTCALM said it was false to assert there
were no seditious shouts amongst the mob, as he had
heard them.
M. CASIMIR PRIMER expressed great indignation at
the conduct-of Ministers.
The ReepLa of the SEALS said, that rebellion had
been prepared and organised, and that all the indig-
nation of the Chamber ought to be directed against

its authors. To ptirsue a contrary conrce tli
Chamber, was the next step to organizing ran: n
o Messieurs isaid the Keeper of the Seals) the id ci
lion is organised—it has its chiefs—its signals—Its
pass-words—its.mancuvres. Every pacific n,c;cl.,,
he added, had been employed in vain, before :t ,ort-
ing to force."—[Here he read a passage from a !ti.
port addressed to him. by Lieutenant-Gene! al tilt
Count Defrance, stating that stones had been thrch.l
at the troops, and that amongst the shout, o, the
part of the mob, was heard Fiord nos Fier& dr Man-
chester 1] The Keeper of the Seals proceeded to state,
that of the systematic organization of the rebellic n
there could be no doubt.
M. IttorEvaut ILLS said, the discussion would
tate France, and he therefore called for a Sec;v:
Committee. This was supported by five Vernb:s.
M. B. CONSTANT quoted a letter, stating that
writer saw the Cuirassiers cutting down men, wome-,
and children, and their Officers encouragiu6, them •
slaughter, renewed the contagion. M. ConsraNr ;.z
length gave up reading the lettes',.and proceeded at
some length to arraign the conduct of the Minister,
The KEEPEIt of the Sam.s again spoke, for the
purpose of contradicting what he called false :tll.l
lying accusations. After another scene of confusit-;:1,
the Proces-verloat was adopted.
The Chamber then resumed the consideration of
the Election Project, and proceeded.as far as the la.:
Article, when an adjournment took place till Monda.:..
On Monday, as we learn by the following
graphic dispatch from Calais, the Project as aseendej,
was finally passed into a law by a great majority.

s' CALMS, JUNR 13, (11 o'claice, P. DIN
" A telegraphic dispatch was rectivod here this evening. ..±
eight o'clock, informing us that the famous 1.4 w conceruiclr
Elections, has passed the Chamber. For it 152--Agaitist ,•:.
Majority in favour of Ministers 57. All was quiet at
morning."
Of the state of Paris the Journals furnish us.wizli
the following particulars :

PARIS, JUNE io.

• The evening of this clay was unfortunately disturbed hr o•e
of those riotous assemblages, the end and motives of
alike inexplicable, but the criminal intention"' of which ..re _t
too evident. A considerable mob was collected on the 1:-cr.. e-
yards, between the gale of St. Denis and the gate S. 31znin.—
In the midst of cries of " Long live the Charter!" which v. e:e
uttered by those misled men, were heard those of 4 DOW :I with
the Chambers!" All the efforts made by the Oificentof Poi ze
to induce the seditious rabble to disperse were ineffectual.
The attempts of the Gendarmerie and of the National Gua-d
were likewise useless; stones were thrown, and the Gendarmes
were struck. It was found necessary to employ a military fore
to disperse a multitude which threatened the more the safety
and the property of the citizens, as the night was far advaiwt t!.
The General Commanding the First Military Division, 1%;:a
went in person to the spot, apprised the sedition' thrice, in a
loud voice, that the Cavalry was going to advance.
It in fact advanced, and in a few instants the crowd was com-
pletely disperszd. Fifty of those who composed it were appre-
hended and conducted to prison. Unfortunately, in the CUE-
&don inseparable from night operations, and from the resistinze
which some of those misguided men dared to make, several per-
sons were wounded, and oce than was Hied: The Duke cf
Itsoctio, who wished to direct the National Guard himself,
was thrown from kis horse, and slightly wounded.--Miniteur.
Juni 1 L—The tranquillity of the capital was not disturbed
yesterday. Numerous bodies of troops were placed on the dif-
ferent points where meetings of the populace were expected, but
no intervention of the armed fame was nettersary. It is now
eleven o'dock, and we have not heard of any disturbance.--11,41.
[The other Joareab have paragraphs to the same effect.)
Five per Cents. Saturday, 74 f. 60 c.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, his MAJESTY held his
fourth Levee, since his accession to the Throne, at
his-Palace in Pall-Mall. The Ktmo first received
the Foreign Ambassadors, Ministers, Ike. and those
entitled to the privilege of the entre. The Duke de
FRIAS, the Spanish Ambassador lately arrived in
England, was introduced to his MAJESTY by Lad
BATHURST, one of his Mair.sre% principal Secre-
taries of State, and conducted by Sir ROBERT Crics-
irtlip the Master of the Ceremonies. His Excellency
delivered his credentials, and was most graciously
received. The RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR was intro-
duced to the Kiwo in a similar manner, and au.
vered his new credentials to his present MAJESTY,
which were most graciously received. Mr. Ruse,
the American Minister, was introduced to his Nl.
JESTY with the same ceremony. Prince ESTERUAZY,
the AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR, the RUSSIAN AMBAS-
SADOR, the PORTUGUESE AUBASSADOR, the Duke of
DEVONSHIRE, and the Earl of AYLESBURY, came in
state. There were present, their Royal Highnesses
the Dukes of CLAR exec and GLOUCESTER, the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBURY, the Cabinet Ministers, the
Great Officers of State, and a considerable number
of Noblemen and Gentlemen. The Presentations
were numerous. His MAJESTY afterwards gave au-
diences to the Duke of Yoftic, the Duke of WaLiano-
, TON, Mr. CANNING, and Viscount MELBOURNE.
Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD gave a Grand Dinner
to the Duke of MCATROSE, and a large party of
Noblemen and Gentlemen, at Marlborough-House.
M. N. ROTHSCHILD, Esq. gives a Dinner to-dar,
at his country seat, Stamford Hill, to a large arty.
of persons of distinction, including several illustrious
Foreigners.
The Third Battalion of the First Regiment of
Guards, under command of Colonel Towasaim, as-
seinbled on the Parade, St. James's Park, this morn-
ing, for the purpose of mounting guard for the day,
dressed in their new clothing and white gaiters. The
Band was also dressed in their rich uniform, and
played several pieces of select music.
THE Fosns.—Letters from various parts of the
country have been received, ordering the sale cf
Exchequer. Bills and India Bonds to a lane amount,
and directing the money arising from them to be
deposited by the Broke: in the dill'. rent Banks, to
cover bills, in consequence of the late heavy failures
in Ireland. A considerable depression Iris accord-
ingly taken place in Exchequer Bills and India
Bonds ; the former having fallen (from 10 to !I)
premium to par; the latter heft Slisi premium to
13s. The sale of Money Stock tihis stomas haabeen
immense.

IRISH BA NKS Sir Alesamdtr
and Cosipany's Bank, Dan :
u We are extremely sorry ne say. that the Rusk
of Sir William Alexander sad Oe. of this Cl 7 stoppaL—
The following notice was stuck en the 011ee•door this stomas :
' In consequence of the recent failure., tlia -Bask with the
most heaftfelt regret, is obliged to mispead Its payments for the
present.'
" A ran has this day taken place on all the private Backs le
this City, but no other failwe b apprtiesded.=—Desilia ..fouraid
e Monday.
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