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it was natural that he Should Support with greater
zeal, than any other, the unanimous display of all
the resources of the efforts of this country.
The mo.ion relative to the Address cf thanks be
ing thus made and supported, an amendment which
is always expelled and without which there could
be no debate, was moved for by the Marquis of
Rockingham, who. after a long introduction; the
purport of which wasa Severe and bitter censure of
the condoa of the Minifies, &c. moved for an a
m^dment in the following words; which are to
be placed after the two firft lines cf the Address
«' to beseech his Majefly to c#ft his eyes on the ex
tent of dominion, power, opulence, reputation
abroad and harmony at home, which distinguished
the firft days of his reign, and marked that period as
the most Splendid and happy which the annals of this
nation have ever Shewn ; and then revert to the
state of danger, the poverty, weakness, deSolation
and even dismemberment in which his extensive do
minion is at present found, notwithfianding all the
grants of succeeding parliaments, grants, in which
liberality has been carried even to profufion." As
ter having considered these obj,.as,. it is natural that
his Maje&y Should expert to be informed, by his
faithful aud affftionate Parliament, who hath de
ceived him, as well as this country, and that they
Should lay before him clearly and diflin&ly, if ary
t rine can prevent the public ruin. This can only
be effeded by new Councils and new Counsellors,
called together without left o' time, and a real alter
ation arifiag from the conviAion cf pal errors, and
pot a puliation, which would be altogether unprofit
able.
Lord Sormc^t was the firft who opposed the
amendment This new M nifier, it is Said, pro
Bounced on that ocerfi >n a fp-ech. which does ho
pour te his talents as a ffarif run and orator, and to
4^ judjratnt and patriotism ar a citizen.
Lird Lytfr on lately arrived from Ireland, dis
tin^u Shed htefelf on the fat of the eppefi ion; he
drew a very particular piau a ofthe deplorable ti -
The Address war seconded and strongly Purport
ed by Lord G antham, who (aid, that all he knew
of the flare of affairs was, that the can federation of
the two principal branches of the House of Bour
bon, at ail times dangerous tc England, was infinite
ly more so in the present crifi;; that' his residence
at the Court of Madrid having.deprived him of 2'l
knowledge relative to the other affairs of his coun
try, has at least, put him in a condition to be tho
roughly convinced, that the powers cf France and
Spain were never so firmly united, nor the Family
Compact formed on so firm a friendship, confidence
tad ferity : in & ward, fays he, that at this pre
sent moment, the system of that confederation is
more real, true sincere and Strong than when fitft
formed; that that degree of confidence and mutual
fh&rity is naturally the greatest danger that can
r'fult to England from this confederation , therefore,
as he had a better opportunity than any other Mem
ber, to know the dangerous fixation of his country,
LONDO N.
HOUSE or LORDS. November 25, 17,9.
AS Soon as the Kng.had rented, the Speech was
read by the Clerk ; when the Earl of Chef
tofield. who had the care of the motion for an ad
dress of thanks to his Majefly, rose and d (charged
hit duty exceeding well. Tueaddrefs of thanks, as
usual, war only an echo of the Speech (which, fays
the Editor, is not worth our expreffing.j
The Esrl put an end to his fp^cK by Supplicating,
their lordships, to attend feriot fly to the critical fi
tuition of the empire ; to lay afidt every diflin&Gn
of party and faction, and not make life of the difa
greeable exptrffims, this fide cf the House ---the
other fide of the House : in a word, he wished them
to form one and the fame body : he earnestly en
treaed them not to begin any enquiry into the re
forces or the Strength or weakness cf the empire;
for, fayt he, there is nothing said in either House
which does not immediately reach the cars of our
enemies.
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ation of Ireland, and the dangerous feme station that
kingdom was in.
The Birl of Hi!lfb rough, appointed Secretary of
State in the room cf Lord Weymodth, aufwered
Lord Lyttleton in the following manner.
My Lords, I have this day accepted the seals, as
one of his Majesty's Secretaries of State ; in declar
ing! amaM+nifter, I acknowledge I am anfwertble
for my conduct ; consequently itwas of the utmost
importance to rae, that I Should be perfectly ac
quainted with the citcumftances in which I Shall
have to aft. I have taken care to have the most par
ticular information of the reflations of the Ministry
trward# Inland, in a word, before I accepted the
offer that was made me I infilled on knowing in
the fuller manner their intentions toward that king
dom. Now that I know their reflations p^rfeaiy.
I will fully agree with them in every thing ; I hate
evasion, I will never be f,en to a,rre to any measure,
to Support which a recourSe to ev?fi 11 is necessary ;
in the present indanes, it is nnaeceiTary. the views
of Administration are right, just and honourable ;
they do not fiar an examination,
ThenobleLo'd [Littido ]<lks, what will be done
with refpea to I eland ? I will tell him, as much as
is in the power cf the Minifiry to do; they will
grant to Ireland an equal trade. If the united ef
forts of the Admit, iteration can accomplish this de
sign, Iceland, with regard to iu trade, will be put on
an equal footing with Great- Britain ; fh* will e,jcy
every thing that her mofi Sanguine friends can with ;
that is, all theimmunities which is in common with
the other parts of this kingdtnu Can fheafle more;
Is thera a <ob!e Lord who <.4 ^ more shill be grant
ed them ? I, there any one absurd enough, or un
jaft enough, to pretend that the Subjects of Ireland
ought to enjoy greater privileges than the fubjeAs of
England ? They are offered equal privileges, they
cannot ask greater. The actual intention of Adtni
nifirrion, however defyotic as fame pretend it is,
is not to treat Ireland with the haughtiness of an
imperious miflrefs, but to invite them to bind them
Selves in a fi^ly affi&ion. I wish my Lords, this
expression. of equal trade, may not be thought equi
vocal ; there is no ambiguity in my phrase ; I repeat
it, Administration offers to Iceland an rqual trade in
the simple natural and ftri& acceptation of the word
equal ; that is with refpc& to the balance of trade,
it means that Ireland placed in one Seals, England
in the other, the equilibrium Should be perpefily
eq^a 1 .
Notwithstanding all the trouble that Lord Hilfbo
rough had taken to remove from his declaration, an
appearance of ambiguity Lord Littleton did not
fam perfectly to underhand the words equal trade,
substituted it the room of free trade. Lord Li'tleton
repeated without ceafiag. What do you mean by
equal trade, which is no free trade ? It is a free trade
that Ireland demands, fhecannot conceive what you
roe?n by an equal trade. I now warn you that it is
necessary to be explicit, and clear in your declarati
on, ; this is the firft day and perhaps the last that the
Fuliament will have to deliberate on the affairs cf
I eland ;it is on what you fay this day, that the
fae of this kingdom absolutely depends.
HOUSE of COMMONS, Thursday Nov. 25,
17 ^
THE Kmg having retired, the Commons return
ed to their House and the Speaker according to cus
tom having twice read, with an audible voice, his
Majesty's Speech Lord Lewifham proofed an ad
dress of thanks : to prewe that they were due to his
Majesty, th < Lord employed a part of the fame ar.
pumonts which were made wf? of by Lord Chefier.
field in the other House he enlarged upon his Ma
jely's attention in thefed ; ffi?ult times, to provide for
the hf©~f of his Kingdom, &r,d upon the wisdom cf
the meaiures which tad been adopted. It was to be
lamented, he faid^hat the la# campaign had pro
duced 110 brilliant events upon which they might
com^OTent his Mfrfiy, and that it must be confeff
id tint the furnmer had been remarkable for inaction
on their part, but neyerth^lefs it bad net been un
fortunate or fatal, and however dangerous in fa&
the confederation formed against Great Britain was.
they had only been threatened w th an iivifion ; a
threat which at bottom did not alarm those * ho knew
the force and resources cf this country, a d the exe
cution cf which, perhaps, was to be wished for. as
it is probable the enemy would have had reason to
have repeated the attempt ; but if that crifir was
dangerous the fame danger fill cxifled, and if any
thing can dipefe it, it is union, harmony, and una
nimity ci spirit, of heart, and of action. Let us turn
our attention to our outward enemies ; let us extin
guish within us that fire of animosity ; let us shun
that spirit of debate, of discussion and political en
quiry, in which our indiscretion# only serve to in
form the enemy of every thing that it is important
they Should be ignorant of, and point out to them our
ftroogeft and our weaken part, and that where they
ought to attack. Whit we ought to shun as the
greatest enemy that England has, is that spirit of di
v fion: it will be the flrongeft ally of the Confede
ration that we thill have to contend with ; let us a
void adding to a force already formidable enough/
but if I Should at left fee unanimity efiablifhed a
mon% us, I de not doubt but we Should be able to
avert the ftorrnwhich threatens us. His LoidShip
made Some mention of Ireland, and attributed all
the disorders which had lately arisen to the lower
people, or the mcb.,
Lord Packers confined himfdf to fecund the mo
tion for the form, and said that the noble Lord had
Spoken so well, thzt he had left him nothing to fay.
Lord John CavendiSh prepofed an amendment,
almufl liraally the fame as ,to made by the Marinis
of Rockingham, but before reciting it, he made the
following introduction: Before vo'iu an Addrrfs
of thanks, of which the Minified will t;ke all the ho
nor to thtmfelves, I would be glad to know bow
these Minifies have deserved the thanks cf the nation;
I would endeavour to find out firm the Speech which
has been read, what is the obj;& of thanks which the
Addref# ought to expref: I have 01 ly remarked one
pifTaie in which the truth is evident, which is, that
the designs cf our enemies have ' by the bluffing of
Providence,' been fruflwed: ,111 it muff be confef
fed that we are much indebted to Providence ; Sht
has Sten that we had no other dependance but on her;
She has fived us, the Ministers have had no pirt in
this miracle, why then Should we thank them ? The
combined fleets have appeared in our channel, have
iufulted our crafts, we have found no other Safety
than in a retreat : is it for this we Should thank the
Minifies ? or is it on account of the abuses that have,
crept into the manner of conducing the military
department ? -nothing can be more odious, than the
Shameful partiality, and blamtable profusion in the
raisin, new regiments ; such are the traces that chi
raaerife the department; indolence and ir capacity,
in the greater extreme charaaarfe all tie others ;
from thence asife that chain of calamities that defo>
late this country, from thence the deplorable f^'e to
which She finds herfelf reduced. Is t< 5 the time to
carry thanks to the Throne, wl bout accempiryirg
them withaword of advice I No, it is neciSTr/io
add feme few words to the address proposed by the
noble Lord, I propose the f-llcwin,
[Here Should be the amendment, which is omitted
- by the French news writer]
In tie course of hii speech, le expressed bis aflo
nifhment at the silence of the Crown, with regard to
America : this circumflance was 1 kewife remarked
by other Members, who I ave gone more largely in
their obfetvations upon this silence.
Mr James Granville seconded the motion for an
amendment : Lord John Cavendish had taken for hit
text in the Kin, 's Speech, the thanks five* tc Po
vidence : Mr. Granville tock hie from the exlortati^
on made to the House by Lord Lewiffiam, ard cem
rented much upon unanimity; ' unanimity said be,
it wbatl hkewife desire ;it is what I hope to find in
this House ; it is time that all parties unite to f~*
justice done to the nation, and to ,unfh, as they