Arthur Wellesley Wellington
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 690
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: which they are swayed? the influence of their landlords, their good and bad opinion of the candidates, their own interests, and a thousand other motives ? It appears to me that they will not vote in a body, as has been supposed, if the Bill sbould be passed in its present form; but if the motion of the Honorable gentleman shall be adopted, then indeed they would undoubtedly unite in support of Roman Catholic candidates. January 24,1794. PUBLIC RETURNS. Mr. Vandeleur having moved in Committee of Supply, ' That the proper officer do lay before the House a Return of men raised in Ireland for the land service since the 1st January, 1793, The Hon. A. WELLESLEY said: Sir, I believe it will not be possible to comply with this motion, if the House should adopt it, as there are many men raised in Ireland, no return of whom is made to any office in Ireland: for instance, all the English regiments recruited in Ireland, of which no return is ever made to the Adjutant-General's office. March 13,1795. NATIONAL DEFENCES. Sir Lawrence Parsons having moved, ' That John Earl of Westmoreland, by authorising such a number of the regular troops to be sent out of this country as left the remainder considerably less- than the number appointed by law for the defence thereof, has been guilty of a violation of the compact entered into with the Crown, and of dispensing with the law of the land, ' The Hon. A. WELLESLEY oppoed the resolution in these terms: Sir, It has been fairly and clearly proved that, between men on the establishment and the new levies, the compact has been complied with. What did the Act require? Twelve thousand men for the national defence. Were they or were they not in the country ? It was admitted that the public service had required troops to be sent abro...