plans as he judged right; 
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his opinion, as it became evident 
in the course of one year, that that 
peace which ministers prided them- 
selves so much in making, was inse- 
cure, and most disadvantageous to 
this country. 
Mr.Sheridan asked Mr. Windham 
if he agreed in opinion with that au- 
thor whom he so much praised (Mr. 
Cobbet) that the existence of the 
funds was incompatible with the 
existence of the monarchy ? 
Mr. Windham did not consider 
himself bound to answer such @ 
question. 
The bill then went throuch the 
committee, and the report was or- 
dered to be received next. day, 
when, upon the question that the 
bill should pass, 
Dr. Lawrence said he saw with 
regret that the recruiting service for 
the regular army was declining, 
from the discouragement which the 
measures proposed held forth ; and 
seemed to consider that it would be 
of great importance to have a so- 
lemn form of prayer appointed, on 
the occasion of the present arma- 
‘ment. 
The chancellor of the exchequer 
thought the country was sufticiently 
_ of the awful situation of af- 
airs, and ready to implore the di- 
vine assistance. He could not help 
_ remarking, that in the last war the 
- fearned eentleman’s friend 
(Mr, 
Windham)was a cabinet minister,as 
_well as secretary at war; it Was 
~ therefore then his bounden duty to 
have brought forward such military 
and if he 
Was resisted in so doing, he might 
‘have resigned his place. He did 
not make these observations from 
any hostility to the right hou. gen- 
theman, Ue regretted the line of 
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politics he had lately adopted, but. 
he was convinced of the purity of 
his principles. 
After a few observations from 
other gentlemen, the bill was passed. 
On the 10th, Mr. Sheridan 
brought foward his motion of 
thanks to the volunteers of the 
united kingdom. He said that what- 
eyer difference of opinion there 
might be upon the volunteer system, 
as a measure recommended by go 
vernment, he hoped there could be 
no difference of opinion, as to the 
merit due tothose who came forward 
with such alacrity and spirit, when 
they were called upon, Besore the 
session closed, he wished to direct 
the attention of government to some 
circumstances that prevented many 
from becoming volunteers. First, 
there was a confusion about the ex- 
emptions, and it was not clearly un- 
derstocd, whether the volunteers 
might not also be called into the 
Jevy en masse: secondly, the ex- 
pence of the volunteer cloathing de- 
igrred many. ‘The plainer and 
cheaper the dress was, the better: 
the finery of the uniform was of ne 
importence; but.the stuif of which 
the wearer’s heart was made, was 
the only serious consideration. He 
would not go at large into the mi- 
litary state “ef the country, but he 
should observe, that wveabier mili- . 
tia or volunteers could be supposed 
equal to regulars or not, yet they 
were the best costitational support 
we could have inthis country. The 
very division of our forces was an 
additional security. We hate seen 
in other countries t6 what bad uses 
a large regular army may’ be ap- 
plied, and we have scenin France 4 
large regular army desert its soves 
reign in the couse of a few days. 
After 
