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Monthly Chronicle.
In the Irish House of Commons , on the 4 th , Mr . Ponsonby introduced his promised Bill on the subject of Parliamentary Reform . It was opposed in a long speech by Sir Hercules Langrish , and supported by Mr . Grattan ; several others also spoke , and the debate continued till twelve at night , when the Bill was thrown out , by adopting Sir Hercules Langrish's motion , that it be read a second time on the ist of August-Ayes 142 , Noes 44 .
TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY , FOR INTERNAL DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY . A plan for the augmentation of the forces for internal defence against any attempts that may be made by the enemy , has been transmitted by Government , to the Lord Lieutenants of the several counties , containing a proposition of , the following measures -.
1 . To augment the Militia by Volunteer Companies , or by the addition of privates to each Company . 2 . To form Volunteer Companies in particular towns , especially on or near the sea coast . 3 . To raise Volunteer troops of Fencible Cavalry to serve only during the war and within the kingdom ; the officers to have temporary rank only " , but not half pay ; arms and accoutrements to be found by Government , but the levy-money to be furnished by the persons raising such troops , who are also to find horses , but to be paid for at a reasonable price by Government . A person raising two troops to have the rank of Major ; four troops , Lieutenant Colonel ; and six troops that of Colonel .
4 . To form other bodies of cavalry within particular counties , to consist of the Gentlemen and Yeomanry ; the Officers to receive temporary commissions from the Lord Lieutenants , and the muster-rolls also to be approved by them ; no levy-money to be given , and the horses to be furnished by the gentry or yeomanry who compose the corps ; but the arms and accoutrements at the expencc of the public ; such corps to be exercised only at such time ' s as shall be fixed with the approbation of the Lord Lieutenants , to be liable to be embodied or called out of their counties by special directions from his Majesty , in case of actual appearance of invasion , and to be liable to be
called upon by order from his Majesty , or by the Lord Lieutenant , or Sheriff of the county , to act within the county , or in the adjacent counties , for the suppression of riots and tumults . ' In either case , while actually on service , to receive pay as cavalry , and be liable to ' the provisions of the Mutiny Bill . 5 . To enroll and appoint places of rendezvous for a sufficient number of persons in ' different parishes and districts , particularly ' in places near the sea coast , to serve as pioneers , or to a ' ssist the regular force in any manner necessary , on the shortest notice , in cases' of emergency . The above plan is now under discussion before most of the Grand Juries of ths several assizes throughout the kingdoiji .
NEW PENNY-POST PLAN . By this it is intended , that instead of five principal offices , there will be only two ; it being found that so many offices , instead of expediting the duty , render it complicated , and occasion delay . Instead of the number of deliveries , and the hours of dispatch , varying in different parts of the town , as at present , there will be six deliveries each day in all parts of the fown , from Mary-lerbonne to Limehouse , and the dispatch ' to all parts will take place at
one and fhc same time . There will be two sets of letter-carriers , who will go out in turns at regular periods ; by which means a person living at Mary-le-bonne may send letters to or receive letters from Limehouse , a distance of seven miles , five times a day . Beyond the limits of the General Post delivery , the General Post and foreign letters arriving by the mails early in the morning , are , in consequence of the necessary early departure of the letter-carriers , in no instance at present dispatched from the Penny-Post Offices before the second delivery at two in the afternoon ; and to such parts as have biit one delivery not before the next morning . But , by the New Penny-Post , they willbs
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle.
In the Irish House of Commons , on the 4 th , Mr . Ponsonby introduced his promised Bill on the subject of Parliamentary Reform . It was opposed in a long speech by Sir Hercules Langrish , and supported by Mr . Grattan ; several others also spoke , and the debate continued till twelve at night , when the Bill was thrown out , by adopting Sir Hercules Langrish's motion , that it be read a second time on the ist of August-Ayes 142 , Noes 44 .
TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY , FOR INTERNAL DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY . A plan for the augmentation of the forces for internal defence against any attempts that may be made by the enemy , has been transmitted by Government , to the Lord Lieutenants of the several counties , containing a proposition of , the following measures -.
1 . To augment the Militia by Volunteer Companies , or by the addition of privates to each Company . 2 . To form Volunteer Companies in particular towns , especially on or near the sea coast . 3 . To raise Volunteer troops of Fencible Cavalry to serve only during the war and within the kingdom ; the officers to have temporary rank only " , but not half pay ; arms and accoutrements to be found by Government , but the levy-money to be furnished by the persons raising such troops , who are also to find horses , but to be paid for at a reasonable price by Government . A person raising two troops to have the rank of Major ; four troops , Lieutenant Colonel ; and six troops that of Colonel .
4 . To form other bodies of cavalry within particular counties , to consist of the Gentlemen and Yeomanry ; the Officers to receive temporary commissions from the Lord Lieutenants , and the muster-rolls also to be approved by them ; no levy-money to be given , and the horses to be furnished by the gentry or yeomanry who compose the corps ; but the arms and accoutrements at the expencc of the public ; such corps to be exercised only at such time ' s as shall be fixed with the approbation of the Lord Lieutenants , to be liable to be embodied or called out of their counties by special directions from his Majesty , in case of actual appearance of invasion , and to be liable to be
called upon by order from his Majesty , or by the Lord Lieutenant , or Sheriff of the county , to act within the county , or in the adjacent counties , for the suppression of riots and tumults . ' In either case , while actually on service , to receive pay as cavalry , and be liable to ' the provisions of the Mutiny Bill . 5 . To enroll and appoint places of rendezvous for a sufficient number of persons in ' different parishes and districts , particularly ' in places near the sea coast , to serve as pioneers , or to a ' ssist the regular force in any manner necessary , on the shortest notice , in cases' of emergency . The above plan is now under discussion before most of the Grand Juries of ths several assizes throughout the kingdoiji .
NEW PENNY-POST PLAN . By this it is intended , that instead of five principal offices , there will be only two ; it being found that so many offices , instead of expediting the duty , render it complicated , and occasion delay . Instead of the number of deliveries , and the hours of dispatch , varying in different parts of the town , as at present , there will be six deliveries each day in all parts of the fown , from Mary-lerbonne to Limehouse , and the dispatch ' to all parts will take place at
one and fhc same time . There will be two sets of letter-carriers , who will go out in turns at regular periods ; by which means a person living at Mary-le-bonne may send letters to or receive letters from Limehouse , a distance of seven miles , five times a day . Beyond the limits of the General Post delivery , the General Post and foreign letters arriving by the mails early in the morning , are , in consequence of the necessary early departure of the letter-carriers , in no instance at present dispatched from the Penny-Post Offices before the second delivery at two in the afternoon ; and to such parts as have biit one delivery not before the next morning . But , by the New Penny-Post , they willbs