T'~ <n Silhiigt'l ti" 4 /idwPt 'ift* * I™
t>l>i"eivatk>ii» <M» Co .noon fak as .<uiej j
alio cr> utility to the, huliuii j
Ail., u, UhC 11 h«UIC". • '
By yobn Hitli:'zs'jeu<l, Kfq. of Oior-
ley, Lan-a'bire.
rFrom Mr. WsdjjcV " furvty of th
ccuiity palatini 01 Chefler," hi tiic
Woaiduf agii-uiturc.J Jm
There is*H*fubje<3 in Gonnnoti life de.
serves greater 2U. at.on than agr.c-ltinc ; .
and not .iiuji appears Ueiitr calculated to
promo l it* pi bgrels titan the diicovcry of
proper manures, thai can <><■ obtained ill
plen'.y, anuata moderate pri- c. r|
Manures, when liiVcftca of their fiVts,
are reduced lo mcreiitclei's matter ; there- t[|
fore to procure falls propet tor .vageution,
without any extraneritts miss, would be j.
an important dilcov.ry. It Ins been pro
vtdby rtperitjre; thit tliofe lands whieh J. '
have been covered by the tides, produce
jrrafi Hid corn fupei ior to any othtr ; and j (
when the farmer was allowed foul flit to [w
hnprov . his iields, they neveo faded to re- far
turn abundant crops j \\hich is a clear de
monftra ion that common fait isrep'etewith
thelamefertil as lea-waters. It
iialfoknown I,l'at toronnii fait contaiiiia.i
alkali eoual to the uitre which enriches the
lands in India and the low grounds in j
Egypt; but tV- common fait will be fount!
preferable to nitre, because pure nitre suP- m
ieri the extra heats to exhale moiltupe ; — j u
while the alkali, which is combined with
th. acid of common fact is so fixed as to *
attrafl an additional moillure. This, t *
thtn, is a true magnet water's for heat e- (j{
qua! to boiling water w II not dry a salted
(oil. As it is generally agreed that air and
water, with what, is diffjlved in them, v
coullitute the food of,plants—to cult.vate
land in fush a manner as to make it retain
a proper quantity or air and water, would
in all i i"»bability, he the belt means of ;!
rendering it fer:ile. In that view, a foil,
to be perpetually fertile, mult be endow- -j.
Ed wit'., powers to retain air and water
frffceient for iis plants, and a 1: the fame
time mull be of a i.atuie that a ill not har.-
den by moiflure. Salt promises toanfw. r ar
all these different pyrpol'ei ; for it will tJj
prevent the foil from being hardened
by water, and alio invigorate the
fame by its retentive, alkaline, and acid {u
qualities. Theft i'uggeftinns almost amount v(
t<. a proof that common lilt is that desna- j.
ble. object, which, when properly uled,
will prove to be the real add solvent so ef
fcntially neeffajy to prepare matter pro-
per for the food of plants: but all its i;ie-
l.t is of .liftle worth lit long as it is iub
to the high duty imposed by the le- j.
fiflature. If government would be pW-
RtHo attend to the&- remarks, and substi
tute in-its ftead'-an additional land-tax of
three-pence in the pound, it would raise
more neat money into the* exchequer man -
the p.-cfcnt duty. Salt would then be the J
ciuipeft, btft.Vpd molt universal manure 1
m nature ; antr>ftb-be the means as ad- • y
•tancnig botany, gardeumf, and every !'
branch of agriculture, witji chemistry and : J:
ail metallic arts to a certain decree of
ieition. Before the prohibition of foul
salts, when the fa, mer propoled to turn ; (
his lands to tillage in autumn, he lowed a j
double ciuant.ty of ialts, in order to de- \
llroy grass, rush, weeds, gorfe, fern
broom, worms, snails, cScr. The wnole
was by that means converted into a manure
which fuuported the tnree fu ceed ng crops
and left' the foil, after all in good con
dition. This mode of preparation ap
pears superior to a>y other. Some far
mers have sown about iocolb. weight of .
lalt oil one acre of land, as ploughed, in
oriier to meliorate the foil before feed was
sown. They have aifo laid on meadow '
grounds, as loon as cut, and paiture lands 1
in the winter, about the fame quantity. ;
As frion as fait can be procured duty
free, it may be presumed that all parks, \
lawns, commons, rabbit warrens, hiiis r
and mountains, will exhibit as rich a ver
dure as fait marlh ; ami effectually preverit
the W» in fheep/cW, and rabbits. Salt
would be used in comi>o;ts, hot houses, j
hop grounds &c. It way then he used to
great advantage in the \VeIl Inoia Islands,
1".»r the culture of sugar canes, indigo, cot
ton, rice and all other crops of those coun
tries ; as it will save great expellee, by de
ilroymg weeds and reptiles, besides sup
porting the growth of phnts by the reten
tion of "moilture in those hot climatos.—
Fruit tree and plants ihouldhave fait lifted
round them ieveral times in the year- E
very loud of hay ftould have a quantity • f
featured on i» when housed, which
w ill cause the hay to retain its juices, and
th feed marly equal to -grass. Cows, hur
fcs, &c. ihould have fait given tiiem in al-
T *r,oft every feed of grquHci corn, grains,
c. Spruce fir tea r.r.d muk ihould he
given to cows and 'horses at any time
when not« ell.
The utility of common tali to mankind,
for culinary purposes, is so »ell under
flood, that it is needless to expatiate on>
that fuhjcc'l ; yet « its medin'mal virtues
are not generally known, I beg leave to
t*oommend the following bath as a fubfli
lute to accomodate those whom hufinefs,
or inability,, prevents the benefit of sea
batn'wg.
All fimilics ought to oath every Sater-
night in a wannbafh, made with three
pounds of fait to each gallon of water, or
with Tea water.
One ten-spoon of common glaubjr s
fa-It (hould b- pat into a bal'rn of milk and'
spruce fir tea, 1n lieu of Inciatei, for the
family 'shreakfaft.
Ch'etniftrv and the metric arts would
require great quantities, if the fait were
reduced to a moderate price.
Some French Chcmifts at
hrve -obtained a patent for the use of a
a'kali- extrafled from common fait,
luoerior to pot-ash, forth,- bleaching of I
oilkos, wtlins, #-e. tt gives them im- j
mediasely a colour and filkinefs fmji.ac to I
litdU£-.'»k "•"!><» fronHfak ( VT
• fever-1 ochcr dtgfcvb of aika.itfs, ;.r Uit
1 df io«\p, g'* i3 » ' J
hit h duty prevents the general use. «
If the were to fubftiute the
aforeiaid tax, tiie revenue wouldbe adVan
ced more than double, and, at the fame Sti
tittle save to th« nation lVvcral kt'.ndred
thoutand pounds, expended on !■'-
importena kahes.
A nuntftcr merits reproach wiso .ays a
\ duty equal to a prohiluuon ori any article I
that would so promote the iiue
; i ell of agriculture. High duties tilsy be j c l,
proper when there is. a probability of the th
article being exhaulted, which maites it j- aI
' neceUary to liuik the conlumptiou ; but
that is not the ea!e with fait, for on a
' thendugh invefligationof the la.t rocks aad j. r
springs in Ciie:hire, they would appear ,
fulCcient to f.pply the demands of all Eu- w]
1 rope forever. The rock lie* -.bout thirty , . 1 ;1
fix yards below the furface, in thickness £J.
1 fioin ten ti> lorty yards ; Covers a tiaCt of (w
5 twenty miles iii length, with tome in p r
breadth, and oves the whole diftndl a- t0
' rife fpj-ings, which are generally *'ade in- ft .
1 to fat. Coals too are plentiful. a
1 At Droitwith in Worcelterlhire, in
1 f.ancafiiirr, Uud icveral other countics, are m
e liktwife wootl lalt springs ; besides quanti- c 0
| ties of lalt are procured from lea water. m
Great Britain contains about twelve th
millions of people, and its produce bare- a:i
fuitains them; and when any season of the pe
year happens to be unfavourable, the in
-3 !*.!>it»nts are alarmed at the profpeel of a)
'' tiiniite ; but when lalt is brought into g> ft
neral ule, the land of Great Britain rr)
will mainta'n ten tunes twelve million of
' people ; for it is a certain support to ve- j, a
getation, when extra heats and colds are 'j'
predom.nant. Ihe ian'.hcider then jj,
? reap such plentiftil crops as to enable him ce
f to pay cheerfully all the wants of. govern- ft
ment: for the onfolidation of the taxes (j e
' the legislature fhcndd always have in view. er
The manufadlurer wi'l then live cheap, p,
r and also be freed from those (hackles which j^
e retard his This, and this Only, OI
r would enable us to rival every-other Hate, ct
and would also be the means of raising
j this nation to an incredible height of opu
lence and power.
j A petition from the Royal and Agricul
tural Society Ihould be presented to go
f vtrnment, praying the indulgence of fait,
'" duty free. Experiments would then be '
' made throughout the kingdoms, & its ex
cellence and utility as a manure, &c. I -j
I humbly apprehend would be fully demon
flfated and confirmed.
' Salt without duty would he from ten
" | (hillings to thirteen (hillings per ton.
THE BRITISH POETS.
II
e i IMMORTAL spirits of the Ihell divine,
n j Whether ye wanderinthe Elyfian grove,
! ' Or glad attendants on the heavenly Nine, c
, C j By sacred Helicon delight to rove, r
Ij. Yc parent hards of British verfe —all hail I j,
j ; Oh, may my eager mule not wholly fad 1(
r |To sing yeur praises, whilH she dares aipire t<
r T Soaring aToft, to (tine fivfTßEßah lyre;
U n Oh,--whil'ft fhe*tries to.stem aetheHalheight-,
iOn trcriiUiiigpinionsgiudeherdaringmglit .
e n " i SPENCER. . , d
'] What founds melodious chav.n my ravilh'd t
re ear '
" Now foft. now loud unto the winds
they call," _ r
Breathing o'er fairy scenes delightful near.
On painted meads, enchanted groves,
~f they fall. t
But lo 1 ho\V chang'd the scenes of sweet ,
delight, ,
Dire fpecflres terrify the aftonifb'd fight; (
See warrior Knights in burnilh'd arms 1
arrav'd,
Start dreadful gleaming from the leafy
l y lhade,
c ®> Furious each ghastly phantom to engage,
' IS Trealoii, Defpa r, kevenge, and trautic
;r- Kage. _
alt SHAKESPEARE.
" s ' Hail, Nature's child 1 sweet bard of Avon,
10 hail I
r, ®> Come solemn Tragedy in fable plight;
• )t * With trefles ftreaniing to the Boating; g«le ;
ln * Come jocund Thalia join i he sacred rite;
- c ~ To deck his hallow'd shrine—ah hafle,
'P* and bring
- n " Fair bays from Helicon's immortalfpringj
■ My Mufe —bright l'ancy, 10, before thine
tl 'd eyes,
f-" Canfes his own lov'd offspring to arise ;
, See Nature fnliU upon her frantic Lear,
lc '' There Hamlet raves—the fair Ophelia
here;
View Confcienre torturing Richard's in
a'" moll foul;
Bs ' Sec dire Despair in Romeo's eye balls roll,
c , AflonifhM I furvey—divmefi Bard,
May Fame, with end ! efs.;meads, thy works
sublime rewai d.
nd, —
er - M lI.TON.
0,1 Jeyrm d the sacred bounds of Time and
ues Space,
t .° Say, tr.ight »he vent'rous muse explore
' her flight;
™' Or solitary tkin'ta path to trace
lei Through the dark realms of Chaos and
Old Nifht 1
l ' r " | Yes— by the hand of Eden led—the found
rce qj- Verse Divine cutiH -cliarm the deep
or profound;
, Or rais'd aloft heyon :', this neither (Vy,
!r ' Could join the bright Angelic Choir on
T* ! high;
tae Where veil'd in glory on Vis azure Throne,
The Lord of Nature reigns—unbounded,
uM and alone.
re re
DRYDEN,
Rehearse foliar.iyre—tbe praise sehearfe,
if a Of him who made the Mantuan Bard
alt, Qur own ;
of I Sweet modulator of the British Verse,
im- I Whose flowing lays the Nine with g! 1 y
c to • crowc,
/"
#
. VThethcr the CffiKe
Wh ther Tiniotheui "F :a ' tui es - ,f t V
, Charming the foul with more t.utt fflorta
; Sail Oh Doden, clear Jog
1 and llrong, .. ~ 11( j
I Ifear with _.ts force fubhme .fee ravifl, d **
lenle along. j
e From a* Englijh Pupr of March 10. g '
The liberty of the prefc, in France, ml- flall
e I doles many serious truths, ■which* had an
they been ' uttered only a few months mcr
1 fnice, would have unavoidably conducted WJ]
I i the Ipca'c-r to the fcaffold. Ihe following coa
" pjlTaee is extracted from a publication wer
lt printed in Pa.rU iri the month ol February: t (, e ,
r i " Our revolution is like a thunder Itoim, f oltl
l -| which bursts forth, and destroys without tUe ,
Y | the 'call poflibility oi escape. >> e I'4 V <J ne l'a
s i framed a revolution, and, out oi tour and juc(
twenty millions of indiv.duals who live in ] Q y.
n 1 Franco, not one can tell wiry we under
" took that revolution, and where it is to w ;n
'"I flop! We rufli on like madmen, without the]
a will, and without an idea of our own. g.jj
" J W' applaud our /needles, and feoff at our tilej
e misfortunes; and all the while we are fy
convinced, th« our revolution was nol v;]i;
made for the benefit of the people, but foi j t;11
e that of a let of men who are contesting I<o ,
-- a:nong each other the fuffrages of the upu
e people, that they may aflume their autho- ttl;
ritv. We have Teen the fa&ions of Orle- cha
,f awjh, Gtrvudip, Bn/fotjh, Maratjjis, Ma
" Hcbcrtiflj, RoUj'pternp, Jacobin, Ter- Me
n rorifts, and iSmL rates, tucceed each other. sup
>f Now. it is the faction of JournahJls which Bij(
has gained the greatelt preponderance. j
e The public does neither let, nor judge, e jjj
n but through them. These gentlemen are for
II csnftar.tly busied with cutting out work j aw
for tht Convention ; and every motion to t j lel
- s be proposed, as well as every decree to be the
'• enaiSled, is prepared, beforehand, in the the ,
periodical publications ol the Journalists. an( !
h Let the objidts be political, civil, military j
i*> or economical, all are to their
c ' .censure and animadversions. ' jjoj
i por
i- f {~
j. Dy this Day's Mail. j tioi
ti NEW-YORK, May 13.
c- IRELAND.
1 The following interelting Dehate refpecft- tec i
tl " i n g the Roman Catholics in Ireland, r 0
mult be acceptable to our readers, who j ta g
have been apprized of the ci itical situ- ! p c
alion of that country. It is copied en j
trom a London paper of the 24th of wa
March, the latest received. to
DUBLIN, Mar.h 19. e( j
1 City siflemoly* Friday Alurch 13. J er
e > THE meeting <5f this day was iield in ;
ie ' consequence of a requiliuaii ligDeil by feve- m ,
ral ..'limbers of the Corporation, requell- Q tl
' ' lng wie Lord Mayor-to call a poll allcmbly j n
1 to tike into ct>B«der»uoa the claims ot the i jjj r
irc Koraan !p 0
The isoard of Aldermen having sent a to
! f ' to the Commons hcufe, requiring
litem to apjioiJit tour of their numOer to ua
iorm a coaiiiiuiee with tour Aldermen, to no
, draw up petitions to his Majeliy, and to ft a
1 the Louie of Couunons on this fubjedL et j
■ Mr. >kcys, Mr,£wing, Mr. Guinness, ~u
s and Mr. j. Lmns, oppoled agreeing to the vw
relolution ot tut ooard. t j,
ar ' Mr. Skcys then inlifted that the affem- ne
cs ' bly Tiad 110 p ooi of what the Catholic j ie
claims were, or whether any claim had
eet been at all made on their part. He ue- ]
manded t!iat the persons wlio t>ad ligned r .
If ' it, lhouid come forward and explain the (j;
ms nature oi thoie cwmis: if they diu not, ;- n
but wilhed to hurry the Corporauon into
a the nicliure Without any proof before ( | (
them, lie mould thuik 11 want 01 courage ;
e '. in them not to meet the queltion : airly. jn|
'" c Mr. l J eint)erton avowed his hiving sign- jc<
ed the icquiliiion ; and io tar wis he from ' rc
avoiding the declaration, ht expected ere- te
dit .roin his te low-citizens for the fairnels 1
on ' 01 his inventions. He agreed with Mr. i
( Howiion, that- on »«cciv,ng the report Q ,
Ij ' would be the proper time for discussion.
Mr. John ilimis indited, that no cotn- t j
'n' mittee ought to be appointed, nntil some
IC ' documen. was produced to prove that j
claims had been made by the RomanCC- p
"2' [holies: no luch thing had been done; 0
illle but if it were, he wduldobjedl to the Cor- £
poration interfering between the bounty q
' ot the Legi.lature and such claims, if they n
c 'l a existed. lie callpd the attention of the q
AfTenably to the state of the country, in- 0
volved in a difaitrous war : union amongst j.
Irilhinen was nccelfary to national prefer
.()j] vation —against Iriflimsn united in their
' common defence,*no enemy could prevail, j
r j ts In the last war when Ireland had 50,000
of her citizens in arms, had a French army „
landed in this country, ws all knew they
could not have got a drop of water or a j,
and °^ rcai ' without fighting for it! would
that be the cafe now, when the feeds of t
l ore disunion were sowed by such measures as ' r
that now pr«pofed ? When promises had a
been made to the Catholics by men in |
and I' ower > was or '^ e Corporation to inter- t
fere and prevent their completion ? Whe- L
un( j ther those promilcs had been made with
leep any expectation of fulfilling them, he t
would uot fay : bui it woidd be most cru- ]
elly tantalizing the Catholics to hold out
|. on assurances to them, and deprive them of 1 (
hope afterwards. 1
nne, Mr. Guinnels denied that ar.y document 1
icd, had been laid before the Afiembly to pr-.;vc
that any claims had been made by the Ca- (
tholict.
Mr. Giffard said, he had listened with
irfc, patience to one gentleman who had spoke
Jird jull before him, and one part of that gen
tleman's speech had indeed astonished him
—He had said, thit in a former period, if
! the French had lauded in this Country,
they \rould not have obtained a bit of bread
or a drop of - a-ev, -a .thou, ght.ng .or 5 - r
and he had iminuatcd tha: would ... give
llo w be the cafe! Does the gei.ucm.ii hrrt
mein to fav (continued Mr. Gitiard J that bly
if the French lhauld land in the Country, I
that the Roman Catholics would be lc.s son,
loyal now than they were then . Dot.* he nam
mean that any Irithman woi»W be found to was
aid or acquiesce m a French Invation I 1
know that the supposition is unfounded. ; \\ a
I know, that although the idea is fuggelled ] Sai l
by men profeffing friciidlhip to the Roman
Catholics, that the Koman Catnol.es are time
slandered, traduced and vilified by .u.h or A.
an assertion : TWe Roman Catholics are com
men, and mufl feel gratitude tor favours, ed t
What was their situation in the lalt wai', i
compared wit* their prelent ltate ; if they re-ad
were loval then, what tenfold reason have Tc
they for! loyalty now > Is a faction of "
fourteen years benevolence to ahena'e their mo„
allegiance from their Sovereign ? Is kind- beg
ness heaped on kindness, and pr.vnege the
succeeding privilege, to render them ens- l oya
loyal, or urge them to disturb the Coun- F^ir
try, or to invite our greatelt enemies ? I
will answer for them, although 1 oppole , n y
them in theprefent inflancc, that an) lug- feel
eefticn of disloyalty thrown out againlt pr el
them is untrue ; and I will repeat, that 1 men
thmk them falfely slandered, traduced and lutit
v.liSed by such imputations. Gentlemen the,
deny that cl-ims have been made by the
Roman Catholics, and they have called obje
upon us to declare what they are: I will serai
tell you—they want to be Sheriffs in your redi
chair—Aldermen at your Board,-Lord Prir
Mayors of your Corporation —Judges and and
Members ofvonr Legiilature. I wili not Proi
suppose they wilh to become Protestant «'
Biihops; by their claims, even the reßraan frnt
which prevents their entering our Church to c
eftablilhment is required to-be removed, wh;
for they demand the repeal of all reftridlive alar
laws! It is alked, what document? aie «
there to prove this ? I have in my hands you
the votes of the Houfc of Commons, au- half
thenticated by the name of their bpeaker, of
and puljlifhed by his command. t * and
Mr. Howifon entered into an hiflory of unit
the improvements of the Britilh Conftitu- C
tion, which had alw ys increafcd in pro, Mr.
portion to the decreafeof the Papal power the
in these Countries, from the bold cxtor- met
tion of Magna Ch'rta from King John, sent
who with the aid of Rome only oppoled par:
the patriotic Barons, to the utter expidfion 1
of Romish authority by the glorious Revo- met
lution of 1688. At every period of this pnfi
hillory, even in the molt dark and bigot- mei
' ted times, an opposition to the See ot <
1 Rome was productive of material advan- lots
' | tage to Liberty; and on the contrary, when i Mil
1 Popish power prevailed, the country was pre
' enllaved : —and this he thought must al- g,a
' ways be the cafe, when njen who ought
to be only fuhjeit to their Monarch look- j.,]
ed to a foreign Potentate as their real Ru
ler.
' Mr. Pemberten admitted that the Ro
" ' man Catholics had been deluded by propo- me
" fitions held out by a right hoti. gentleman f ar
< in administration (Mr GrattanJ ; but he ,j )(
c ' himfelf had always considered those pro- a( , (
j pollrions premature, as they now proved .
1 to have been made without authority ; tht
5 Roman Catholics had been thus led into an 10
3 unpleasant situation, but he thought this a c
3 no argument to induce Proteffants to fu'o- (hi
0 ftantiate the expectations thus vainly rail
ed: and be would put it upon this single j )(1
'» j question, supposing that the Protefiants
e ' were to change places with them, would
the Roman Catholics give>ip,reftraints so $
neceflary for their owu security : he be- iel
c lievednjt. acl
T hat they laboured under one grievance V, c
which ought to be removed, he wt;pld ad a(|
" r~it—but it was a grievance affe<£li ig all
ie dissenters from the church equally —pay- c
'' ing two sets of clergy; but that ail re "
0 ftraints lhouid therefore be removed, he
re denied—it was utterly impolitic ; Irom at
' e their present situation, not above half a
! million of Roman Catholics at the utmost a „
| could receive the lead benefit from a total
m repeat—while one whole million of Pro-
e ' | teilants woul4 be materially injured. For 4 '
: ' his own part he disclaimed the fharges of
' r- ' bigotry and illiberality which were thrown co
' rt out, but he never could agree to furrrn- lie
der those privileges on which depended
n " the Protestant fafety. ,},
nc Mr. Chambers f»id he could only confi-
at der the agitation of this question at the ,
a " present Awful M ment, as a contrivance '
ofthe DEMON of DISCORD to kindle ta
,r " DISUNION, CONFUSION and SEDI- gi
( y TION in the Country; the mifehief which so
[y plight ensue was DREADFUL to CON- hi
" e C£IVE! He demanded why this quefti- (c
on had hot been brought forward for the (£
last two months, whde Earl Fitzwilliam C
:r " had COUNTENANCED the CATHO
"ir LIC CLAIMS, and when CA'l HOLIC "l
: EMANCIPATION had been taken up
00 by Parliament ? And WHY did gentle
ny men DELAY until that Nobleman was
e y preparing to depart, and the Parliament
a had adjourned ? ,
' Mr. Howifon in answer, said, that as to P
0 ,thenecefiity of the City coming forward b
now, to the discussion of "this question, it
arose from a hoaft of Sir L. Parsons in Par- y]
ln liament, that the Protestants supported t(
er ' the present demands of the RomanCC- t
} e ~ t holies.
'th Mr. Giffard produced a large bundle of
the votes, filled with the Roman Catholic v
ru " Petitions. C
3U ' Mr. Chambers to put an end to the dis
cussion, which he thought dangerous and J
ill-timed, moved the question of adjouru- ).
tnt mem. t
, ; , vt After some conrerfation, the question t
" a " of adjournment was put, and a ballot had.
■ith Ayes 33
uke Noes 40
en- The question was then put to appoint a
ihn committee.
, if Mr.Chambers moved that the firft mem
try, ber of tho committee lhouid be appeinted
ead by ballot.
Tl:c Sheriif de'-i red tb»> ijt »o&l mm, '
g'.vei-f h.s oi tuniJuai.agUi.e
nrll member, and called up; n the A.,c u
bly to l'upport him.
The Sheriff nominated M;. W. Thorn- 3
foil, * ho appointed Mr, Pembertou, who
named Mr. Gibfori, by whom Mr. Giiiir<l
was called upon.
The four Aldermen were, Alderman
Warren, Alderman Sutton, Alderman
Sankey, and Alderman VVorthington.
The committee retired, and in i omt
time after a meflage came from the Board
of Aldermen, that they had agrees to the
committee's report, in which they requeli
ed the Commons to coincide.
The Petition to the Throne was then
read, in fubllance as follows: <
To the King's mojl excellent Majtly.
" WE. the Lojti Alayortanenuo, Lom- i
mons, and Citizens of the city of Dublin,
beg leave to approach your Majesty with
' the molt cordial affedtioi of devotion and
loyally to vour Majesty's sacred Perfcn,
Family ana Government.
" As the thief Protestant Corporation
in your Majesty's kingdom of Ireland, we
feel ourselves pei uliai ly called up, n at the
prelent crilis todeclare our inviolate attach
ment to the great principle* of the Kevo*
! lution of 1688, which were re-alierted by
the Irish Leg.'stature in 178 a.
" We humbly conceive that the lead'mg
obje£ls of thrfe two gre-t and important
aecas were to eftablilh in your Majdlv's he
reditary kingdoms for evu- (he genuine
Principles of Civil and Religim.s Liberty ;
and as the surest support of the latter, the
Proteiiant Religion, a- eftablifned by law.
" Wetonlidcr, therefore, that the pre
sent application of the Roman Catholics,
to cVtain the repeal of all reitriilive law*
whatsoever, which afFeil them— is highly
alarming and dangerous.
" We, therefore, humbly fuppl'icate
your Majesty's gracious proteition in be
half of your loyal subjects the Piotclhuu*
of Ireliwl, wbofe fitleUty yoer Majtftv
and vour Royal House has ever remained
unimpeached and unalterable."
On the Hrd paragraph of this petition
Mr. Willis demanded a ballot; but upon
the remonstrance of his friends, that it was 1
merely declaratory of loyalty* he con
fente:, to withdarw hi* motion, and the
paragraph passe ' nem. ror.
To each fuccecdhig paragraph an a
mendment was proposed by thole who ep
pofed the petition ; but trery amend
ment was negatived.
On every paragraph three din-.-rent bi'-
■ lots were had upon the demand of the
1 i Minority, * 7.. on an amendment—cm the
• | previous qudtion, and on ihe main para
■ I graph.
: The time was thus/o much exhaull- v
ed that it ivai nine at ■night before the
la ft paragraph wasiead.
To this Mr. Skev* propofrd an *•
- mendm*nt. He said, that as Mr. Gtf
' sard had admitted the loyalty of the ca
' tholics, he coohl hatfe no «Vjeftmn to
1 add to the. lad pawxwa^Wibf
e fpeakinjr of Protcllant Loyalty, teemed
a to caff imputations on the Catholics—
s a clause declaratory of the conviction of
- (he loyalty of the Catholics.
Mr. Giffard replied, that to fliow
c how differently he wiAjld aft from those
; who so uncanti'u'lv oppofid thepctuton,
he would most heartily "cree to fnch a
relolution t<> he passed as a declaratory
act of the AfTem'olv, but he couhi not
e be expected to tack it to the petition,
' aod thus fubjef 1 the btfW'.s for v'-ich
h» had all day lahoHred, to the neretu'y
of being recommitted,f'lit again to the
i e board, and re-considered by that house
n j at so 'ate iin hour of the ni(;ht.
a Mr. Skevs thought thij y»ry c»"di'V
ft i and agreed tt> polipone in that manner,
Mr. Stephens, NTr- Willie, and Mr
-3" Chamber's, thought that the petition
declaring the loyalty of the Protean:'*
. n conveyed an imputation on the Catho
n- lie*, and required this ex planation,
rd Mr. Giffard said, that the Roman Cn- T
tholi.ssn all their petitions had slated
their ownloyalty, without at allnoticing
that of the proteltants. S'irely protei
ij e tants had a right to do the lame. He
il- gave notice, that if it was attempted '»
th force this amendment on the petition,
he mnft oppose it, though as a dec,at.-
tory resolution, he would pledge lnr.fclf
' ie to vote for it.
"I The quell ion was put on the amend
(C ment and a ballot demanded,
up Aye* —10
'as . No "
:nt The question was put on the whole
t0 petition, which was agreed to, on a.
r( j ballot nearly ftmilar in numbers.
it The petition was then ordered to b*
ar- feahd with the city seal, and pre >-n •
M to the Lord Lieutenant for tr»i.fm,na!.
' a ". to bi* Maieftv.
f A petition to the House of Common*
ij c was thenread. It ftatM ntaily x * cbwe
circumstances with that to U Majrli?-
Jif- To the firft paragraph of tin* Wr
md Skeys objected. He said ,
r "- historical falfehood, and infiHrd « hat L "
tholics pofTefTcd fcati in PailiamcU I™*
ion Revolution to I
id ' Mr. Giffard replied,-H« f™*;
that - by theaftof the 3d
recognized and confirmed by Y» vfr
U J aft of 1782, nop. rft.oc,,.!
em . liamcnt without taking tjjc ,Lj
itsd agatnft Popery, set forth m t
and at this moment no other
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