In all one hundred and nineteen peers; which, with twenty-two bishops, make the total one hundred and forty-one lords in the year one thousand fix hundred and eighty-one.

The number of the Irish peers, with the bishops, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety, were two hundred.

The number of the commons in the year one thousand fix hundred and thirteen were two hundred and thirty-two. In the year one thousand fix hundred and fixty-fix, they were two hundred and seventy-fix, as appears from lifts in the Journals. After the Revolution they appear to be three hundred from the fame documents; at which number they have fince stood, as no boroughs have been created and enabled to fend members to parliament in Ireland fince the Revolution.

[From Mr. LAWRENCE's Papers, who was Agent to the Duke of ORMOND.]

FIRST, You are to take into your confi

deration all the native commodities of the growth and production of this his majesty's kingdom of Ireland; and how they may be ordered, nourished, increased, and manufactured, to the employment of his majesty's people, and to the beft advantage of the public; and to confider by what way, any of the manufactures in the faid kingdom are corrupted, debafed, and difparaged; and by what probable means, they may be restored and maintained in their ancient goodnefs and reputation.

Secondly, You are to confider whether in the faid kingdom of Ireland the importation of foreign commodities doth not overbalance the exportation of fuch as are native; and how to advife and propound the most effectual means, that in the faid kingdom the importations may not exceed the exportations.

Thirdly,

Thirdly, You are to confider, how a manufacture of linen cloth and linen yarn may be advanced and fettled in this kingdom, with most advantage to his majefty and his people.

Fourthly, You are to confider by what means the fishing trade may be most improved, in the faid kingdom of Ireland.

Fifthly, You are to confider of all other matters relating to navigation, and the increase and fecurity thereof.

Sixthly, You are to confider by what particu lar means, bullion may be beft drawn into Ireland, from the countries of foreign princes.

Seventhly, You are to confider how the trade of his majesty's liege people is provided for by his majesty's leagues with any of his confederates and allies, and to advife and propound from time to time what is expedient for his majesty by his ministers in foreign parts; or otherwise to take care that his majefty's fubjects may (as justice requires) reap the benefit intended to them by fuch leagues, in relation to their trade in foreign parts.

Eighthly, You are to confider how there may be, that equal diftribution of trade and manufacture in the kingdom, which will moft conduce to the general good of his majefty's loving fubjects therein.

Ninthly,