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An Historical And Geographical Account Of The Kingdom Of Ireland.
heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange ; ' they did , with this precedent before their eyes , in Parliament , ' declare his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to be the sole and unlimited Regent ^ of Ireland , during the incapacity ofhis Royal Father , and no longer . ' The Parliament waited upon his Excellency , and requested him to transmit this resolution to England , which he refused to do .
Upon this they eleded a deputation of two Peers and four Commoners to wait upon the Prince of Wales with their resolution , to solicit his acceptance ofthe same . The Duke of Leinster and Lord Charlemont , with the Right Honourable Messrs O'Neil , Conolly , Browiilow , and Stewart , all popular characters in Ireland , were those who made up this deputation . The Parliament then passed a vote of censure upon the Lord Lieutenant , for refusing to transmit their address ; which they conceived to be an attempt whereby the independence of Ireland was questioned .
However , the speedy recovery of the King ' s health superseded any farther proceedings upon this subjeft . It was a joyful event , in which the heart of every loyal subject felt a degree of exultation . _ - The exertions of his Majesty ' s then Attorney-General , during this , and the preceding administration , procured for him , upon the death of the late Lord LiiTord , which happened soon after this period , the custody of the great seal of Irelandwith a peerage annexed to it :.
, and never was that important trust held with more integrity , or by a more upright judge , than by the present Lord Clare ; of whose un-. daunted courage , and steady but prudent resolution , we shall haveoccasion to speak more fully hereafter . On the 5 th of January , 1790 , the Earl of Westmoreland succeeded to the Lord Lieutenancy .
. In the first session of parliament during his administration , the opposition were clamorous in their outcries against what thev called 1 existing abuses : ' but their exertions to check them were ineffectual . In the month of May of this year , the Parliament of Ireland was dissolved , and at the general election of members for the city of Dub * linLord Henry Fitzgerald aud Mr . Grattantwo popular candidates ,
, , were returned in opposition to the worthy Alderman who offered to represent the metropolis . For three years tranquillity seemed to prevail , and unanimity restored confidence .
Early in the year 1793 , the Roman Catholics of Ireland petitioned Parliament for the repeal of certain disabilities , whereby their road to effectual emancipation was totally impeded : but this petition was rejected . The Roman Catholics then formed themselves into a committee , which met at Dublin ; a deputation was sent from this body to present an humble petition at the foot of the throne of his most sacred Majesty . The King received them in a gracious manner , and
recommended their case to the consideration ofthe Irish Parliament , Who , iu consequence of his Majesty ' s message , gave them every privilege which the Protestant subject enjoj's , with a saving only of such as prevent them from taking the government into their ozvn bands . When they received these concessions , this organized committee of delegates published a declaration in the name ofthe Roman Catho-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Historical And Geographical Account Of The Kingdom Of Ireland.
heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange ; ' they did , with this precedent before their eyes , in Parliament , ' declare his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to be the sole and unlimited Regent ^ of Ireland , during the incapacity ofhis Royal Father , and no longer . ' The Parliament waited upon his Excellency , and requested him to transmit this resolution to England , which he refused to do .
Upon this they eleded a deputation of two Peers and four Commoners to wait upon the Prince of Wales with their resolution , to solicit his acceptance ofthe same . The Duke of Leinster and Lord Charlemont , with the Right Honourable Messrs O'Neil , Conolly , Browiilow , and Stewart , all popular characters in Ireland , were those who made up this deputation . The Parliament then passed a vote of censure upon the Lord Lieutenant , for refusing to transmit their address ; which they conceived to be an attempt whereby the independence of Ireland was questioned .
However , the speedy recovery of the King ' s health superseded any farther proceedings upon this subjeft . It was a joyful event , in which the heart of every loyal subject felt a degree of exultation . _ - The exertions of his Majesty ' s then Attorney-General , during this , and the preceding administration , procured for him , upon the death of the late Lord LiiTord , which happened soon after this period , the custody of the great seal of Irelandwith a peerage annexed to it :.
, and never was that important trust held with more integrity , or by a more upright judge , than by the present Lord Clare ; of whose un-. daunted courage , and steady but prudent resolution , we shall haveoccasion to speak more fully hereafter . On the 5 th of January , 1790 , the Earl of Westmoreland succeeded to the Lord Lieutenancy .
. In the first session of parliament during his administration , the opposition were clamorous in their outcries against what thev called 1 existing abuses : ' but their exertions to check them were ineffectual . In the month of May of this year , the Parliament of Ireland was dissolved , and at the general election of members for the city of Dub * linLord Henry Fitzgerald aud Mr . Grattantwo popular candidates ,
, , were returned in opposition to the worthy Alderman who offered to represent the metropolis . For three years tranquillity seemed to prevail , and unanimity restored confidence .
Early in the year 1793 , the Roman Catholics of Ireland petitioned Parliament for the repeal of certain disabilities , whereby their road to effectual emancipation was totally impeded : but this petition was rejected . The Roman Catholics then formed themselves into a committee , which met at Dublin ; a deputation was sent from this body to present an humble petition at the foot of the throne of his most sacred Majesty . The King received them in a gracious manner , and
recommended their case to the consideration ofthe Irish Parliament , Who , iu consequence of his Majesty ' s message , gave them every privilege which the Protestant subject enjoj's , with a saving only of such as prevent them from taking the government into their ozvn bands . When they received these concessions , this organized committee of delegates published a declaration in the name ofthe Roman Catho-