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former time, our agriculture increaf- 
ed even beyond the moft fanguine 
fpeculation, and our linen manufac- 
ture rifen largely in its value. Such 
"is the prefent profperous fituation of 
this country, and we behold it with 
the more fatisfaction, becaufe it has 
not arifen from temporary or acci- 
dental circumftances, but has pro- 
ceeded in a fteady and regular courfe, 
from a wife fyitem uniformly ad- 
hered to,-and from a confidence of 
the nation in a continuance of that 
fyftem, from the fecurity given to 
private property againft the violence 
of outrage, and above all, from that 
content and peaceable fubmiflion to 
the laws, without which no king- 
doin, however bleffled in conftitu- 
tion, climate, foil, or fituation, can 
be rich, powerful, or happy. 
Speech of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire- 
land to both Houjes of Parliament, 
April 5. 
My Lords, and Gentlemen, 
S the important objects that 
have engaged your attention 
during this feffion of parliament are 
now accomplifhed, I have great 
pleafure in fignifying his majefty’s 
approbation of the zeal you have. 
fhewn for the public intereft, and 
the difpatch with which you have 
concluded the national bufineg. 
Gentlemen of the Houfe of Com- 
mons," 
I have the king’s commands to 
return you his fincere thanks for the _ 
chearfulnefs- with which you have 
voted the fupplies: you may depend 
upon their ping faithfully applied 
to the purpofes for which they were 
granted. ' 
My Lords, and Gentlemen, 
Tam directed to teftify his majef- 
ty’s fatisfa&ion at the falutary; pro- 
P Ay PabeR S. @: | \Poiy 
vifions which have been made during 
the prefent parliament, for the en- 
couragement of agriculture, the ex- 
tenfion of commerce, the fecurity of 
property, and the due execution of 
the law: regulations which have 
encreafed the wealth, advanced the 
trade, and railed the credit of your 
country to a degree unexampled in 
any former period. 
While I return his majefty’s thanks 
for the many marks, of your attach- 
ment to his perfon, family and go- 
vernment, I muit exprefs his con- 
fidence that ,you will continue to 
inculcate in the minds of the people 
that {pirit of loyalty, and that dif- 
pofition to promote the tranquillity 
and general welfare of the country, 
which have fo eminently diftinguilh- 
ed your condudt. 
Urged by every principle of laud- 
able ambition and public duty, I 
fhall unremittingly endeavour to 
cultivate your true intereft, in main- 
taining good order and government, 
and to contribute by every means 
in my power to advance the pro- 
fperity of this rifing country. 
The Seventh Report of the Commif~ 
Jfoners appointed to examine, take, 
and ftate, the Public Accounts of 
the Kingdom. Prefented ta the 
Houfe of Commons 18th Fune, 
1782. 
HE 4& of tke laft feffion of 
parliament, for continuing 
and amending the att of the pre- 
ceding feflion, by which we were 
firft appointed, having, by a parti- 
cular claufe, “ authorized and im- 
“ powered us to examine the’ {e- 
« veral accounts of extraordinary 
“ fervices incurred and not pro- 
« vided for by parliament, which 
« have been laid before the houfe 
« of commons fince the iit of Ja- 
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