Councils-Money Bills originated by them-Protests by the Crown, in support of those Money Bills-prorogation following those Protests. I have a Mutiny Bill of 1780, altered by the Council, and made perpetual-a Bill in 1778, where the Council struck out the clause repealing the Test Act-a Militia Bill, where the Council struck out the compulsory clause, requiring the Crown to proceed to form a militia, and left it optional to his Majesty's Ministers whether there should be a militia in Ireland. I have the Money Bill of 1775, when the Council struck out the clause, enabling his Majesty to take a part of our troops for general service, and left it to the minister to withdraw the forces against Act of Parliament. I have to state the altered Money Bill of 1771, the altered Money Bill of 1775, the altered Money Bill of 1780. The day would expire before I could recount their ill-doings. I will never consent to have men,-God knows whom,— ecclesiastics, &c. &c.; men unknown to the constitution of parliament, and only known to the minister who has breathed into their nostrils an unconstitutional existence, steal to their dark divan, which they call the Council, to do mischief, and make nonsense of Bills which their Lordships, the House of Lords, or we the House of Commons, have thought good. and meet for the people. No! These men have no legislative qualifications-they shall have no legislative power. 1st, The repeal of the perpetual Mu tiny Bill, and the dependency of the Irish army on the Irish Parliament; 2nd, the abolition of the legislative power of the Council; 3rd, the abrogation of the claim of England, to make law for Ireland; the exclusion of the English House of Peers, and of the English King's Bench, from any judicial authority in this realm; the restoration of the Irish Peers to their final judicature; the independency of the Irish Parliament in its sole and exclusive legislature these are my terms. [He then moved the address of the 16th April, 1782, which was carried without opposition. See page 59.] APPENDIX. PROCEEDINGS IN THE ENGLISH AND IRISH PARLIAMENTS. ENGLISH.-9th April, 1782. MR. SECRETARY Fox acquainted the House, that he had a message from his Majesty; and he presented the same to the House, and it was read by Mr. Speaker (all the members of the House being uncovered), and is as followeth : GEORGE R. His Majesty being concerned to find that discontents and jealousies are prevailing among his loyal subjects in Ireland upon matters of great weight and importance, earnestly recommends to this House to take the same into their most serious consideration, in order to such a final adjustment as may give mutual satisfaction to both kingdoms. Resolved, nemine contradicente-That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, to return his Majesty the thanks of this House for his most gracious Message; and to assure his Majesty, that this House, feeling with his Majesty the deepest concern that discontents and jealousies should have arisen among his Majesty's loyal subjects in Ireland, will, without delay, take the same into their most serious consideration, in order to such a final adjustment as may give mutual satisfaction to both kingdoms. Ordered, That the said Address be presented to his Majesty by such members of this House as are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council. IRISH.-16th April, 1782. The Right Hon. Mr. Secretary of State informed the House, that he was commanded by his Grace the Lord Lieutenant to deliver a message to the House from his Grace, which he read in his place, and after delivered in at the table, and the same was read, and is as follows: PORTLAND. I have it in command from his Majesty to inform this House, that his Majesty being concerned to find that discontents and jealousies are prevailing among his loyal subjects of this country upon matters of great weight and importance, his Majesty recommends it to this House to take the same into their most serious consideration, in order to such a final adjustment as may give mutual satisfaction to his kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. Ordered, That his Grace the Lord Lieutenant's message be entered in the Journals of this House. A motion was made, that an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, to return his Majesty the thanks of this House for his most gracious message to this House, signified by his Grace the Lord Lieutenant; that in obedience to his Majesty's most gracious recommen dation, this House will, without delay, take into their most serious consideration the dissensions and jealousies which have arisen in this kingdom, the cause whereof they will investigate with all convenient dispatch, and humbly submit to his Majesty's royal justice and wisdom. An amendment was made to the said motion; and the Resolution, so amended, is as follows: - Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, to return his Majesty the thanks of this House for his most gracious Message to this House, signified by his Grace the Lord Lieutenant, to assure his Majesty of our unshaken attachment to his Majesty's person and government; and of our lively sense of his paternal care in thus taking the lead to administer content to his Majesty's subjects of Ireland: That, thus encouraged by his royal interposition, we shall beg leave, with all duty and affection, to lay before his Majesty the causes of our discontent and jealousies; to assure his Majesty his subjects of Ireland are a free people: That the crown of Ireland is an imperial crown, inseparably 'annexed to the crown of Great Britain, on which connexion the interests and happiness of both nations essentially depend; but that the kingdom of Ireland is a distinct kingdom, with a parliament of her own, the sole legislature thereof: That there is no body of men competent tó make laws to bind this nation, except the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland; nor any other Parliament which hath any authority or power of any sort whatsoever, în this country, save only the Parliament of Ireland; to assure his Majesty, that we humbly conceive, that in this right the very essence of our liberties exists-a right which we, on the part of all the people of Ireland, do |