Sir, this addrefs is founded in injuftice and cruelty. It is equally contrary to the found maxims of true policy, and to the unerring rule of natural right. The Americans will defend their property and liberties with the fpirit of freemen, with the spirit I hope we should. They will fooner declare themselves independent, and risk every confequence of fuch a conteft, than fubmit to the yoke which adminiftration is preparing for them. An addrefs of fo fanguinary a nature cannot fail of driving them to defpair. They will fee that you are preparing not only to draw the fword, but to burn the scabbard. You are declaring them rebels, Every idea of a reconciliation will vamish. They will purfue the moft vigorous measures in their own defence. The whole continent will be difmembered from Great Britain, and the wide arch of the raised empire fall. But I hope the juft vengeance of the people will overtake the authors of thefe pernicious counfels, and the lofs of the first province to the empire, be speedily followed by the lofs of the heads of thofe minifters, who advised those wicked and fatal measures. Drefs of the Month, as effablished at St. James's and in Tavifiock Street. ULL DRESS.-The ladies in FULL gene ftill wear their hair dreffed high, broad at top with large flys, and a feather on the left fide.-Negligees of rich plain coloured filks or fattins, very much trinimed with chenille, and gauze fancy trimmings, and ornamented with taffels of different colours;-hoops, and drop ear-rings;-coloured fhoes, and fmall rofe buckles. UNDRESS.-French jackets or Jefuits, with fhort fleeves and round cuffs; cloaks rather fhort behind, and long before, of white or black Chinese fattin, lined with fkin, or trimmed with chenille blond--hats larger, and bonnets nearly the fame, as for fome months patt;finall caps, with half handkerchiefs to hang behind;-coloured flippers, and fmall rofes. A Hiftory of the fourth Seffion of the fecond Parliament of Ireland, in the Keign of his prefent Majefly, begun on Tuesday the 12th of October, 1773, and ended June 2, 1774. (Continued from Page 86.) with thofe returned) that a great number of alterations had been made in both thefe bills; which alterations the house feemed greatly to refent, as an infringement on the right of the commons. And when it went into the committee on the life annuity, the firft claufe was rejected, which deftroyed the whole bill. The houfe agreed with the committee, and rejected the bill; as it did alfo the ftamp bill, without even committing it. The bill (from the lords) for the fale of part of Lord Eyre's estate, was read a fecond time and committed. Tuesday, Dec. 28.] Lord Eyre's bill went through the committee. Then Mr. Malone presented fresh heads of bills for life annuities and stamp duties (in lieu of the rejected bills) which were read, and ordered to be committed the next day; which they were accordingly, after fome oppofition: The report of the committee was made on Thursday, Dec. 30, and agreed to, and the, heads of the bill fent to the Lord Lieutenant to be transmitted to Britain. Lord Eyre's bill was read a third time and paffed on the 29th of Dec. and on the 30th Mr. Carleton brought in heads a bill for the fale of part of the eftate of William Burton, Efq; of Burton-hall, in the county of Carlow. After which the houfe adjourned until the 20th of January. Thursday, Jan. 20, 1774.] The house being met, Mr. Malone presented the bill for raifing 265,000l. by life annuities; and alfo prefented the stamp act (returned from England) which were read the first time. Mr. Redmond Morres faid, as he had not the honour of a feat in the houfe when this bill paffed through the ufual forms, he had not before now an opportunity of teftifying his diflike thereof; but that upon the commitment of this bill, or at the third reading, he should oppofe it for the following reafons, on which he fhould more fully expatiate at that time: That it would be a great additional burthen on the law proceedings of this kingdom, and be therefore injurious to every man who profecuted his right; that it liberty of the prefs, and that it would would be prejudicial to the conftitutional throw too much power in the hands of it placed in its gift. Adminiftration, by the number of offices Thefe bills were read a fecond time on the next day (Jan. 21,) and committed on Saturday, Jan. 22. There was but fmall oppofition on the annuity bill, which went through the committee, and was immediately reported, the house agreeing agreeing therewith, and ordering a third reading on the morrow. But when the order for committing the ftamp bill was read, it produced the following debate: Mr. Redmond Morres. At the firft reading of this bill I gave my reafons for my dillent to it; and will now fpeak more fully on them, I mult oppofe this bill for three reafons: It being productive of great additional expence, and great delay in all law proceedings; it being a heavy clog on trade; and, it being a reftraint on the liberty of the prefs. It will greatly hurt our trade, by producing new charges on all the fteps neceffary on all our imports and exports, every paper or parchment relative to which muft by this act be flamped, and the charge will fall heavy on the traders. la refpect to proceedings at law, every order, every affidavit, in fhort every fage of fuit is ftamped, and will be a mot burthenfome expence on all who profecute or defend their rights, and great delays will happen, efpecially in country places for want of a fufficiency of flamps to be immediately procured. The duty on newspapers, advertisements and pamphlets will be a great refraint on the liberty of the prefs, more especially as I find the printers' names are to be published. And I must conclude, that as the nomination of a great number of officers, without any limitation to their falaries, is left in the power of Adminiftration, it will greatly increase their influence. I have heard without doors that the fupplies to be raised by this act will be more than are really wanted, which muft be another objection; and though fome of the stamp duties are yet but low, yet they will give a handle for government to encrease them, feffions after feffions, as has been the cafe in Great Britain, where they rofe to the prefent height by flow degrees. To prevent thefe evil confequences, I think it would be better to leave a debt for the next feffions to fupply, than agree to this bill. I fhall therefore humbly move that this order be poftponed to the first day of next Auguft; as I think this the moft gentle way of getting rid of this bill. Mr. Chapman. I moft heartily agree with every one of the objections made by the gentleman who fpoke laft; but I have a new one, with which I was not furnished till now. I defire the clerk may turn to the order of the 27th of laft December. [Here the order was read that the bill be rejected.] Now, Sir, we fee that this very bill has been already rejected, and it is a long established law of parliament, that no bill rejected by the house fhall be brought in during the fame feffion. None can deny this to be the fame bill we rejected; for the leaving out one word in its title does not make it a different one. The title was a bill for granting to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, certain duties on ftamped vellum, parchment and paper; and the title is now the fame, only omitting the word, ftamped. I confefs we broke through this law in the very lait feffions, but then we had the strong plea of, neceffity, which is wanting now. The bill we rejected then, was forced to be brought in again, because the whole duties of the nation depended on it. But now this is a bill for fresh supplies, when more are already passed than are necesfary. Befides, Sir, fhould we admit this manifeft breach of parliamentary order, it would establish a most dangerous precedent. A rejected bill might be again brought in by adminiftration, when the country gentlemen were abfent, and carried through the house, with only a verbal alteration. But though I agree with my learned friend in oppofing this bill, I cannot agree in the mode of doing it: Inftead of moving to poftpone the order, I think it would be a more manly way of proceeding to move that it be difcharged. Mr. Redmond Morres. As my intent in making this motion was to get rid of the bill, provided that can be done, I am quite indifferent as to the mode. Mr. Barry Barry. I expected fome gentleman would have denied the affertion of my learned friend, relative to this law of parliament, and had they been able, doubtlefs they would have done it; but as they are filent, I take it for a confeffion. I formerly proved there was no neceffity for this bill, and therefore I agree with the motion. The queftion was put, that the order be difcharged. Ayes 18. Noes 70. The bill then went through the committee; Mr. Malone reported the fame, and it was ordered to be read a third time. Monday, Jan. 24.] The bill to allow the fale of part of Mr. Burton's eftate, was committed, reported, and fent by Mr. Carleton to his Excellency. The bill which originated in the house of lords, and was fent from thence to England, to allow Papifts to take mortgages, not being returned, the friends of that bill thought fit to get a fimilar one. introduced The house then divided on the quef introduced into the house of commons. For this purpose, Mr. Langrifhe moved for leave to bring in heads of a bill to allow papifts to take mortgages. Mr. Burke, jun. oppofed leave being given; for a proteftant legislature, he thought, ought not to give the leaft countenance to fuch a bill. The question was put on the leave, and on a divifion, the numbers ftood. Ayes, for giving leave, Majority for it, 33 29 4 The heads of the bill were then produced; Mr. Burke opposed the receiving and reading them, but in vain. The question was put for committing thefe heads, and carried; and Mr. Burke moved that these heads of a bill be printed; which was carried alfo. The engrossed annuity bill was read a third time, and passed. The ftamp bill was read a third time, and when the question was put, that the bill do pafs, Mr. Chapman gave it his negative for the reafons he had given last Saturday. Captain James Wilfon (Member for Taghmon) faid he was absent when this bill had proceeded thus far, or he would have fooner declared his diffent. He thought that the miniftry of Great Britain meditated fome decifive ftroke against the freedom of Ireland, according to a long concerted plan; and the fending Lord Harcourt over here was, to him, a convincing proof; for Lord Townfhend had done the court bufinefs as well as could be defired, and had done every thing they hitherto wanted, though he thereby rendered himself odious to the People. But as he was become fo hateful, it was neceffary, in order to purfue the defign, to fend a perfon of an amiable character, and universally esteemed; by fmoothnefs to get fome fresh concefflops, and therefore that the miniftry might declare the fooner the whole of their scheme, it was beft to agree with every thing it proposed, and not make a useless oppofition until the grand project was difclofed, and then he did not doubt but a proper and effectual refentment would be fhewn, in a manner which at prefent he did not care to mention. Ayes, for paffing the bill, 70 23 47 The two paffed bills were then tent up to the lords, and when Mr. Malone, and the other members, were come back, Mr. Chapman faid, that to preferve the honour of the houfe, he moved to refolve, "that the paffing the annuity bill after another bill of the like purport and tenor had been rejected this feffion, fhould not be established as a precedent." He enforced this motion with his former arguments about the law of parliament. Mr. Langrishe faid it was not the fame bill, therefore there was no breach of the parliamentary law, though indeed it was fomewhat against the firit of it. Mr. Barry Barry faid, altering the title of a bill does not hinder its being effentially the fame. Colonel Browne declared the former bill was rejected, not from a diflike to it, but from its being altered on the other fide. Gen. Gifsborne maintained this bill had not been rejected; for the bill they first fent over, coming back with alterations, was rejected, and therefore it was not the bill they fent, which they rejected; and the bill now before them being unaltered, was the very fame they had first approved, and had not been rejected at all. Mr. Wood spoke on the fame subject, and Mr. Barry Barry and Mr. Chapman replied. Mr. Malone declared the queftion could not be properly put, for it could not bear a negative. Mr. Chapman anfwered, he would take out the word not; then Mr. Malone faid, it would not bear an affirmative. On which Mr. Burke, jun. moved to adjourn. The houfe adjourned accordingly till Wednesday. Wednesday, Jan. 26.] The order for the house to refolve itself into a committee on the quarterage bill, was read, and Dr. Clement moved that it might be difcharged. Dr. Clement faid as the heads of the quarterage bill were liable to fome objections, he would withdraw them, and moved for leave to bring in others, which was granted; and that gentleman, with Mr. Redmond Morres, and Mr. Meade Ogle, ordered to prepare the fame. The Houfe was then called over, and the defaulters ordered to be called again on Friday fe'nnight. It was also ordered that that no member should be abfent without leave, and that the fpeaker do write circular letters to all the fheriffs to fummon the members against the 4th of Febru ary. Colonel Blaquiere, after expatiating on the utility of the foundling hofpital; that the debts of the governors were unprovided for, and that they had presented a petition to the Lord Lieutenant; moved that an humble addrefs be prefented to his Excellency, that he would acquaint his Majefty with the request of the house, that his Majefty would be pleased to order the fum of ten thousand pounds to be given to the foundling hofpital, and that this house would make good the fame. And that the houfe would to-morrow refolve into a committee to take this motion into confideration. Mr. Burke, junior, moved that the abose fum be made good out of the local duties, which fhall be raised for that purpofe. And that the confideration of this motion be referred to the same committee. Mr. Carleton prefented a petition from Barry Denny, Efq; (a member) for leave to bring in a bill for exchanging part of his eltate; and the petition was referred to a committee. Thursday, Jan. 27.] Dr. Clement brought in the quarterage bill, which was read, and ordered to be committed next Thursday. Mr. Jones complained to the houfe, that notwithstanding the many ftatutes which decreed that the office of fheriff was to be annual, yet one of the fheriffs of the city and county of Londonderry, had been continued illegally and unconfiitutionally ia his office for near fifteen years, and without the intervention of the houfe, might perhaps be continued as many years to come. He therefore moved that the town-clerk of Londonderry do forthwith make a return to the houfe of all who have ferved there as theriffs from the year 1743 to the year 1773, diftinguifhing which had acted by an under fheriff, and who had paffed their ac counts. The houfe went into a committee, (Mr. Burke, jun. in the chair) on the motion for an addrefs, that his Majetty would be pleased to grant ten thousand pounds to the foundiing hofpital, as moved by Colonel Blaquiere; and on the motion to make good that fum by local duties, to be hereafter granted, as moyed by Mr. Mafon. The first motion paffed unanimoufly; and the fecond was carried without a diviMarch, 1775, fion; it being fupported by Mr. Mason, Colonel Blaquiere, Mr. Prime Serjeant, Sir Lucius O'Brien, Mr. George Hamilton, and Mr. Languifhe; and ftrongly opposed by Mr. Redmond Morres and Mr. Barry, who were againit all local duties, and thought that money might be paid out of the fums already granted. The refolutions of the committee were reported to the house, and agreed to; and an addrefs ordered to be prefented by fuch members as were of the privy council. Friday, Jan. 28.] Leave was given to bring in heads of a bill for fettling a public library in the city of Armagh, and Mr. Attorney General prefented the fame, which were read, and ordered to be committed. The house was then fent for to attend his Excellency in the houfe of peers, where he gave the royal alient to the following public bills, viz. 1. An act for granting annuities in the manner therein provided, to fuch persons as fhall voluntarily subscribe towards the railing a fum not exceeding the fum of 265,000l. 2. An act for granting to his Majefly, his heirs, and fucceffors, feveral duties upon vellum, parchment, and paper. And to the following private bill: 3. An act for explaining and amending an act, intitled, an act for vefting part of the fettled eitate of the right hon. John Lord Eyre, Baron of Eyre Court, in trufices, and their heirs, to be fold in lieu and ftead of the other parts of the faid fettled ettate, and for other pur pofes. The house being returned, Col. Blaquiere reported his Excellency's anfwer to the addrefs of the houfe, for a grant of 10,ocol. to the foundling hofpital, that he would chearfully tranfmit their requeft to his Majetty. Ordered, That his Excellency's anfwer be entered on the journals. Mr. Barry Barry moved that the proper officer do lay before the house a lift of all the revenue officers who have been difmiffed fince the union of the two boards, with their falaries. Alfo, a lift of all the revenue officers who have been difmiffed fince the reunion of the boards, whofe dimiffion have been occationed thereby, with their refpective falaries. Alfo, a lift of all the revenue officers. whofe falaries have been reduced unge that time, if any fuch there be. Alfo, a lift of all the penfions granted to fuch difmilled revenue officers. The.. above motions were all agreed to, Y Colonel Colonel Brown moved that the quarterage bill be forthwith printed. Saturday, Jan. 29.] A petition of the corporation of Dublin, was prefented in behalf of a quarterage bill. The heads of a bill for fettlin, a pubic library in the city of Armagh, went through a committee, were agreed to by the house, and fent up to the ford lieutenant. Mr. Scot moved for leave to bring in heads of a bill for the better collecting his Majetty's revenue, and preventing frauds therein; and a committee was appointed to prepare the fame. Mr. George Hamilton prefented heads of a bill for the regulation of the practice of furgery in the city of Dublin, which were read, and committed for next Saturday. Mr. Fitzgerald moved for leave to bring in heads of a bill to explain and amend a feparate road at pailed !aft feffions, and a committee was appointed to prepare the fame. The Houfe adjourned till Tuesday. Tuesday, Feb. 1.] No bufinefs was done, there being but twenty-four members prefent. Weinesday, Feb. 2.] Leave was given to bring in heads of a bill to enable the earl of Roden, and the bishop of Corke, to raise goool. by the fale of lands. Alfo, Heads of a bill for the amendment of the law refpecting cuftodiums. Also, Heads of a bill for the better recovery of fmall debts. Thursday, Feb. 3.] The houfe went into a committee (as it had twice before) on the bill to regulate elections. Heads of the earl of Roden and bishop of Corke's bill were received. Friday, Feb. 4.] The earl of Roden and bishop of Corke's bill went through a committee of the houfe, and was fent up to the lord lieutenant by Mr. Waller. The names of the defaulters on the 26th of January, were called over, fome appeared and others were excufed. But, Col. William Johnfon, Mr. Jofeph Mathews, Sir John Blunden, Mr. Cornelius O'Callaghan, and Mr. John Staples, were ordered to be taken in cullody of the ferjeant at arms. Mr. Corry took the oaths and his feat for the borough of Newry. Mr. Chapman moved that no member do leave town without the licenfe of the houfe. Mr. Flood, who was abfent when the order was made againft Sir John Blundell, came in, and offered an excufe for that gentleman, and moved that the order be discharged. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr. Flood, Colonel Burton. Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Neville. The numbers being equal, Mr. Speaker gave the calling voice in favour of the Ayes. The order against Mr. Staples was difcharged on his coming into the house.-On the m tion of Mr. Langrithe, leave given to bring in heads of a bill for the relief of the creditors of William Howard and Abraham Grier; and Mr. Langrithe, General Gisborne, Mr. Denis Daly, Mr. Fofter, and Mr. John Ponsonby, ordered to prepare the fame. Mr. Fortefcue prefented a petitica from Sir Richard Johnfon, of Guildford, Bart. complaining of an undue election for the borough of Newry. Ördcred, to be taken into confideration on Monday the 14th inft. Mr. Cramer, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Robert French, were ordered to prepare heads of a bill for making the laws between landlord and tenant more effectual: And, Mr. William Brabazon Ponsonby, General Gisborne, Mr. Daly, and Mr. Hatch, were ordered to bring in heads of a bill to enable Archbishops, &c. to make long leases. Saturday, Feb. 5.] Heads of a bill for amending the laws relating to landlords and tenants, were prefented by Mr. Cramer, and committed. The fpeaker having received a letter from Colonel Tonfon, that he was laid up with the rheumatism, the order for his being taken into custody of the ferjeant at arms was discharged. The houfe in a coumittee (the hon. Robert Rochfort in the chair) went thro' and agreed to a bill for mending the road from Dublin to Mullingar. The house in a committee (Mr. Robert French in the chair) finified their confideration of the heads of the election bill. Mr. Agar, Mr. Neville, and Mr. Fofter, were ordered to prepare heads of a bill for amending the road from Dublin to Kilkenny. Monday, Feb. 7.] Mr. O'Callaghan was ordered out of the custody of the ferjeant at arms. Mr. Carleton, Mr. James Browne, and Mr. Damer, were ordered to prepare heads of a bill for proceeding against thofe who flood mute on their arraignments. The |