STAT EC E A P E R'S. 



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of dVose who ■ may aim to sednqe 

 them from tiidf accustomed loyahy 

 jritd acts of sedition and oiitrag-e. 



The law for»ret)dt-r'in'g a militia 

 in this kiiigQ<)m tffecthal has been 

 carried ' successfully iiVto' execution. 

 1 am happy to find that the pectp!^ 

 rfre at length fully necon'ciled to 

 this institutiisnv which has already 

 been atteiidc'd by the most benefit 

 eial cbiist<qnenc'j*,' in ptoducing 

 internal' tranquillity, and contribu- 

 ting tothe gtneral -Strength apd 



force of the empire. 



'■'I am" comnianded to acqiiairit 

 you, that his majesty' has appointed 

 ^ cominiasioh uud^r the great «eal, 

 to execute ti;e office of lord higli 

 treasurer "of this kingdom, in order 

 that the payment of tJi'e civil hst 

 granted tO'his tiiajesty, and a regu^ 

 lar~apprGpr'iatioa of ■th<?'fev6nfle ti>' 

 distinct services, may be carried 

 inlo execution in a manner as con- 

 formable to the- 'practice of GrWt 

 Britain, as ihereliitfvi? situation cf 

 this kihgdoih- will permit. ■ 



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pentlcnf«i' ' ef the hous* pf 



- '■ commons, ' '"■••'-• "-'■' 



I'-have' o'rdei-id'tjie iTational ac- 

 coimtS to be laid before you, as'N'^ell 

 ?s the 'estirtiates for- the service of 

 thtJ -ensuing year. - J t is painful to 

 me to obiicrve, 'that t'he exigencies 

 di the times wnll rct^iire a large sup- 

 ply'and' additioTial 'rcsoureesj but' 

 W'lieB you consider th At this is a 

 war of aI>soU;te necessily, ahd-that 

 ^o'u are contendiii;/ foryour-liherty,'" 

 property! and Velii-ibu-, I- d6ubt not' 

 that you' will chcr-rfiiily'bbntrihute 

 to support the honour of liis majes- 

 t:y';."cr6-n'iii aiidthyessentialinterests 

 <>f the kiirgdom. ■- i.v:^:-^'-' • i ."".• 



My lords and gentlemen', ' • 



•'The agriculture, the manufac« 

 tures, and particularly the linen-ma- 

 nufacture of Ireland, the Protestant 

 charteffi'ebqcjlg, and Various other 

 institutibfis of pubhc utility, hav« 

 SD constantly received the benefit 

 of yoln- care and lilierahty, that I 

 nefed not particularly, at thistimcji 

 inculcate their importance. ■ ■? 



"His rhajesty has the fullest reli- 

 ance nporv the loyalty and attach?»F 

 itienf-bf'h'is people of Ireland. Yotr- 

 are'now; by the unjust" aggirssionf 

 of Fiance,' involvedip'a conrcstof 

 your reHgion, for y'ouf constitution,- 

 aiid-'for' tlie' preserv'aticrn of- every 

 prrndple whioh'-upliolds social; or? 

 def, M gi-*-e6' security tO":yOnr.perv 

 sWs'bf properties-". 'In sKth a cause 

 His majesty 'has iio doubt of being' 

 Cordially suppor-tcd by the efforts 

 of all his 'subjects, irt insisting thet 

 desperate designs sfmCnj ^vho'al:e 

 eiidfe'avduring td eWct ' their- oWTt 

 power and' domk'iiGn Cn ' thie ruirtS 

 of law and order,- 'and Vo invalvt 

 every government of Eui-ope iii a 

 geneV^l "seen''e^Gf confiifeicni aii3 an- 

 archy. .:--•• ■: 



■ His 'mltjesty'S "obje'dt 'is peace ; 

 an'dh* will "ex:ert- himself, in coftf 

 jljiicfibn ''w^thhis^'allfes,'. :wften<?«er^ 

 an occasion -shall p'l^seilt itself,:; fbt" 

 obtaining tliis degfrable end," with'-' 

 ont^urrfrideriAg-thfe hbnour of .hi$; 

 crown, or sacrificing the present oT? 

 future security of his people and of 

 the rest'C)rElfrd|)e'.-^ - " ''' 



■'■YSu-may d<fpehd'iip6a"my faith- 

 fftrre'prc'sentatio'ris oP "your servicer 

 to'his inatestv: and-I witl-zealouslyr 

 cb-opera\:e' with'- yoiir'e;\eftloti8- tor- 

 the'\vclfare aad'praspcritj-tJf Ire^* 

 l^ild;- ■■' ?'•'?-■?:•>- ^-.' ••' .-•■;.; -i 



