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for abolishing that practice, bfkaose the country
bud come to the convictiou that toinetbiag must be
done by a chow: of measures. not of men clove.
The Hon. Member then defended the nation from
the charge of dusaffection„ end described the suffer-
ings to which many of the poorer port of the popu-
lation were reduced by excessive notation. Even
in France, whose Chamber of Deputies he cuit-
stdered but • poor imitation of ours. time was
snowed for the consideration of the King's Speech.
He noticed with repristintion the 011111/.1011 of the
affairs of Greece in the Speech, and commented
with ity on the terms and provieiona of the late
peace, as exemplified' in the cases of Norway,
Saxony, Italy, Vetoer, Geom. The Noble Lord
and his coadjutors in negocisting hid seemed to
iiike a !demure in nutting by pulitic.ll ties, couo-
toes differing in geographical position. habits, (ret-
ina, and prejudices. Ile could compere them to
Oiotbiug but Venn-, as represeuted by Horace :-
--“ Cat pheet imparee
•Formas ample animas salsjoga a hence
teem sitter* esssjoeu.w
ITeithesi 'adverted to the contplaints made from the
lonian Islands against Sir T. Monlaud. the Gower-
nor, and the discontent of the natives with his ad-
sninieteation. and argued that to ask the House to
agree to the Address would be to make them echo
sentiments which ought not to be put into the
mouth of the Sovereign. He had been informed
that the custom of reading the Speech at the Cock
Fit had been discontinued in the year I 797,111 con-
sequence of a piece of waggery then practusrd be
parodying the King', Speech before it was Jr-
livered. The noise was sometimes so great th O the
Speech could not be besot, and so it was occa-
atonally mentioned in old journal,. He trusted
the House would not compliment away its forms,
if it had any, nor Vote without knowing what,,Asey
were going to vote. ..,•..• sail-
The amendment hatiettlimen put from thoollloir,
Mr. GRATTAN ackteemidthe House, but, wt etsie
*ret to say, that, from his lineation antler the KA.
ieth %Ad the noire whi.lt at tittles prevailed in the
' Rouse, we could collect the tenor of hi. observe-
Alm linit' very imperfectly. It was very gratifying,
he-teid, to terry Irishmen to hear his Nobility bt/
tape's noticed in the Speeph from the Throne.-o-
fikkseld not avoid congrotmeting the Ntible Lord
aid birscolltragues on the subjeci.; the practice. he
believed, was new, mid he hoped it would be fol-
lowed op hereafter; it would certainly add to the
affectionate loyalty of all classes in that country.
Much ems said of the hurlessuess, murders, and as-
•
saminatte ous of Ireland; but these were the natural
fruits of the system of low and goverment by
',kith that' unhappy island had long been ma-
naged, and it ever would be the case, while the
people were kept in that state. It was not to be
exported that they should prove peaceable and
Imaged, while subjected to • never-ending series
of impolitic, degrading, and penal laws. They
who dud expect this of'them remtuded him of the
drummer, who. while ilogAing • soldier over every
port of his. body, cried &molest Ise sees net se he
isleesed. The comitey posilessesi many greet ad-
vsnteges—it had a fine population; it mar, not-
withstanding. lung Alined. °weeded, sad seem-
ingly siCcurst; but it ems not • curse from abuse.
brit front bad government. Ile would go aloug
with the most violent Gentlemen iii that country
(and there were many violent Gentlemen in it) in
repressing the excesses of crfitie. But the whole
eetiatry ought not to he stigmatized—lnd he feared
there were those who did stigmatise it 'for the dine
orden of a few. Sometime., on the other hook
they were honoured with idle panegyrics on their
character, but they looked for something else. iiiii.
government was the source of her sufferiiio. 'Alt
present there was e gcictd deal of distress iii'gle
country, but tut disaffection ,to. the Govertigtidt.
There was a good dealof disinteetion,with Ailliii,,
and some war with (fie Excise," till -Waillse te-
al,
salt of frightful an immoral iii i." "Itii4is nut
necessary to go very' far'bat k to trace the cs'uses of
the coodieiois of Ireland; they might be, ftAil in
the eveitie of the' reigns of Elizabeth' aid the
Stuarts‘• end down mill. in cult itiris,4iti
ties, pen.tlietc, anti legal murde , n 'lfyitil- a
• remedy thellouse Masi weigh., II she illigit
Oil,
and eircamstances Of. the conk; :' 'fith 'poor
labourer wile in n most wretched Fooditionk• his
house and furniture were literally "'lt' "utt"Hir,
and lie hitosetf !almond for • fewtorsoce or list&
pence in - the day. oAlt this he e1+11467-pirhis
tithes, taxes, mid priest. This anita greledeal 1
Jess would /nuke a people diptentelited. Tllitioe. '
Member then adverted to the large sums 7Xriiitierl
annually from Ireland in ients. The Gentlemen
of Ireland were tun ultra advocates fur that eystem
in which they were brought up. They were great
admirer, of the British Coustitution, but it was
whets it was 'attended with • huge military force to
execute the laws, and au army of excise otticeM;
and what were his privileges ? He seemed to have
is little enjoymentof.the British Constitution as the
peasant himself. After some intervening remark.
which escaped us, Mr. Grattan said, that in Leland
the nice of farmers was gone, aiirf that of gentle-
men was going. Parliament had still left in the
country the old source of calamities in religious
ilistioctions—(Hear)—and it was for them to my
how long it was to continue, how long recourse was
to he had to an armed force to raise the tithes aud
laxs..—(Halt.)
Ft e Marquis of Lott POWDIIIIT said, that in
cometotcrice of the tweet • which the debate had
t;0,.-0, be should trouble the House with very few
ohorvations. He believed he expressed the feel-
ings of the House when he declared that he had
never heard an Address in the House which more
called for conciliution and unanimity ; and there- I
fare he regretted the occurrence of any thitor which
,eosid tend to interrupt the tone of good feeling.
to which the Address MA been moved and se-
conded. And he begged leave to. 'sone the
Home that in following up the views of the
s Pooh by agr?eing to the Address, his Moja-
i
I's Ministers should not feel themselves pledged
to any was important measure which might be
afterwards submitted to them; neither would
this course at all preclude them from scrutinising i
the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers with all that 1
strictness and eaactoess which the state of the coun-
try required. He thought that to postpone the
erisideration of the Speech would be weakeniug
t
'at dignified tone of respect which as. due to a
rSeeech from the Throw
.The Host. Baroaet had
rvqueuthy thought proper to make these general