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proceedings; and in the perfuafion 
that the judgment of the houfe will 
operate as an effectual admonition 
to yourfelf and to others, I forbear 
to fay more, than that the houfe 
have directed that I reprimand you 
for your faid offence; and, in obe- 
dience to their commands, I do re- 
primand you accordingly.”’ 
On the roth day of June, the king 
put an end to the feflion by a f{peech 
from the throne, in which he ac- 
quainted the two houfes that he had 
yet received’ no fatisfattory anfwer 
from Madrid; and was therefore 
under the neceffity of continuing to 
proceed with expedition and vigour 
in preparations for war, in the pro- 
fecution of which he had received 
the ftrongeft affurances from his al- 
jtes, of their determination to fulfil 
the engagements of the exifting 
treaties. 
He then informed them of his in- 
tention of immediately diffolving 
the prefent, and calling a new par- 
liament; thanked them for the proofs 
they had given of loyalty to his per- 
Yon, of attachment to the principles 
of the conftitution, and of attention 
to the happinefs and profperity of 
the people; and concluded by de- 
claring, that as the loyalty and pub- 
lic fpirit, the induitry and enterprize 
of his fubjeéts, had feconded their 
exertions, fo he could rely on their 
fenfe of the advantages which they 
at prefent experience, as well as on 
their uniform and affectionate at- 
tachment to his perfon and govern- 
ment, for a continuance of that har- 
mony and confidence which mutft.at 
all times afford the fureft means of 
meeting the exigencies of war, or 
of cultivating, with increafing bene- 
fit, the bleffings of peace. i 
On the day following this parlia- 
ment, which was the fixteenth par- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1790. 
liament of Great-Britain, and had = 
7 
now fat feven feffions, was diflolved 
by proclamation. 
Previous to meeting of the par- 
liament of Ireland, the Marquis of | 
Buckingham, after a refidence of 
two years, was recalled from that 
kingdom, and the Earl of Weftmor- 
land appointed the lord lieutenant 
in his ftead; a meafure which was 
probably adopted on account of 
the mitunderftanding which had 
happened in the laf {effion between 
the houfe of commons and the for- 
mer, upon the fubject of the re- ~ 
gency; and in order to prevent 
any obftruction to the affairs of go- 
vernment, that might arife from a 
retrofpect to the tranfactions of that 
period. 
The feflion was opened on the 
twenty-firft day of January by a 
{peech from the throne, which went . 
upon the ufual topics ;.but upon the. 
report of the addreis an addition ta ~ 
it was moved, in the houfe of lords, 
by lord Portarlington, and by Mr. 
Grattan, in the commons, expref- 
fing “ the apprehenfions which they 
“entertained from the great in-— 
“ creafe of minifterial influence and 
“corruption, and requefting his 
«« Majefly to apply a remedy to the 
“‘ growing evil, by abolifhing un- 
« neceflary and burthenfome places 
« and eftablifhments.”’ This amend- 
ment was rejected in both houfes,~ 
after long and warm debates, by 
large majorities in the houfe of 
lords; a {t ong and fpirited proteft 
was entered and -figned ~by the 
eight diffenting peers. 
On the firit of February, Mr. . 
Grattan, after reprobating, in a long 
{peech, the corrupt fyitem of go- 
vernment which prevailed in that 
country, and pointing out the ne- 
ceffity for that houfe to intesfere. — 
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