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London, England, 1803-07-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAiZLI,IMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,
THURSDAY JULY 28.

Tus Woollen Matutfaidurers' Bill was on the Order for the
third reading thereofstrejeeted by their Lordships.
The Report of the:lingo] Port. Bill waereeeivid, aid the
Bill ordered to be read a third tiine on Monctik.
Severed Bills were returned from the Commons, and laid
upon the Table. •
The Scotch Cotton' Manufaaory till, the Courts Mar-
tial and Habeas Corpus Bill, were•read a serond tinie,,and
committed for to-morrow.. • •

The Earl of lits son aeon presented a Petition front
Lain persons confisicd for D4bt in the County fail of Derby,.,
which way ordcral to lie on the Table.

INSURREcTION IN IRELAND.

Lord HOB ART- presented a Message from .His
,
• MAterrie. relative to, this alibied, similar to teat'.
delivered. to the Commons, and to which we refer.
The Noble Secretary then, rose to move.att.Ad,..
dreis to His Metsrer on the occasion of his
gracious WO-Age. K TIC,' prefaced it with stiouct.
apeech, wherein he observed, that their
to a certain extent,' must be aware. of ii7e rekenF
unhappy transaams in Ireland, which gat'i,e- Cse
His Majesty's 'Message. In einisitirring
calamitous events, he Was affided to a degree which .
he could ill express, in having to deplore the loss-of
a most worthy and valued friend. The substance
the intelligence hithertrs received by Goverrunent
was, that the Traitorous Conspiracy and InSa:trec4:-
tion adverted to in Ills Majesty's Message had taken,
place in the Metropolis of Ireland. On. this oc.
easion, among, ethers itnnt:ilated by thoSe deluded,,,,`"
wretches who were,affors in this enhaPpy scent,..
.was the person he alluded to, one in a high
situation inlreandi, a person endowt.d_wthleery„
public and private virtue,,and one who filled (beim.
portent office with whicli he was inyeste&withrth
' greatest possible adyanrage to the pub.lic,.t;ntiliorrou,e,
to himself. (Here bit Lordabip 'was so averpotwrrd
hip feelinp as la be rrai:ce& able to pr,;eced:)—,6.l.i •
had also to state, th4c dia. oat appear by theio, •
telligence received by Government that the lostsrtee.
lion had extended'bey rind the City andvicipage of
Dublin, except.,some.disturbanees.which had arisen in
a part of the County, of . Kildare. 'Under, seat
circumstances it would be obvious to their Lt:ird..
4
ships that vigorous and decisive in.sures sliQuid he
recurred to with as little delay ai possible, in order
to.counteraCt reptess loch traituroufi Machina.
tions,and rebellious comfit& What the inteotion,
of His Majesty's G ivermaent to propose was, as in
the case of the hire unfortunate Insurredion in
land, to suspend the Habeas COrpes Aer,
..is
it related to that part of the United Kingdom, and
also to authorize the administrattorrof Martial 'Law-
in Ireland. Those measures would be as necessary
with a view to the security of the loyal and 'peace.
able part of the inhabitants, as for the purpo,e, he
had mentioned. He deemed it unneee,sary to de,:nin
their Lordships on
.the presentoecasion, as il:e)
must feel petiegllY, con v iived,, not only of the ab.
solute, necessity of taking such steps in the
sent 'critical emergency, hut also of carrying
them into eire4 with :he greatest p expedi.
tion., Indeed, the IN..ine of mind hewas.then
joined. to.what he felt ie cen;eonence of the mi.
.happy transeetion he alluded to, itAired him It
transgressing further on the attetilion Oh their Lord.
ships. He would th:refore immediately Move an
Address to
_His M !jesry on the occasion of His Ma.
jesty's Iviessagr.---which beiog read, appeared a
faithful echo 'of the Royal Communication, and
fraught with the strongest assurel'ices of concur.
rence and support.. ,
On the question for the Addres, being put,
The Earl o/LI4IIIik.ICK rjre anti observed, that
he never, in the whole course Lf his. political life,
addressed a publiCassembly with ni..tre sensible paitt
than he did in the prtsent instance... He 'partici.
men in the feelings of, grief; aod poignant regret
with 'which his Noble Friend was impresst." d with
him he had equally to deplore the loss of an
mate, worthy, and a 'most Vainahle
spoke with 13re;it additioniti.prito, on the ctiihidera.
tion of being oblig&l tq advert to circumstances anal
transactions, whichwoultlaltninit make him aslialetd
of being a native of die same Couptry with those
who, at a moment, when every heart and every
hand throughout the whole of the United Rialtos,
should, with oneaccOrd,. jinn iii the Cl4.l4inee tit our
beloved Sovereign and most invalitable Constitution,
conduit themselves in,suelt a way as to distratt and
to divide the attention and the efforts of His Ma.
jesty's Government, for.the Honour of his Crown,
the Safety of his People, nay, the, very existevce 'of
these Islands as a Free and ledepeodetit Nation.
When he cooSideredand contemplated these disgrace.
ful and calamitouS transatttions, he felt the greatest
pain and regret, which latter sensation wit;' not a
little enchimeed' by the consideration,- that he, was
the , only • Representative Peer from that part of
the United Kingdom present to deelare sincerely'
and tnanfelly, his sentiments on the present occasion,
not only to that House, but to the Public 'of the
whole United Kingdom. Having premised .these
points, he would offer a very few 'observations on
the subjed of the recent afilifting intelligence frota
Ireland. What struck hiin first as desirable, tak.
ink the aubje& in a general point of view, • and
which he once before took" the liberty of hint.
ins itt that House was, that it would be hi,ghly de.
6irable' td hays but one :general Militia for the
entire United Kingdom, in which case*
fienities whatever could arise it'sto reciproctiy of
service , and' phi;; for a reason, lee should shortly
adVert to, and one particularly relating to Ireland,
would be fo'und of incalculable seiriee. He' was
very happy, however, to learn from his N~ rote
that Hi, Majesty'r,Gtivernmeitt intended to
resort to strong measures iininediately, on the Eire_
scot occasion this consideration led him to' recol.