248] ANNUAL REGISTER, ‘1197 ~ 
Lord Hawkesbury repeated and 
applauded the arguments of Mr. 
ee eae 
Mr. Curwen thought that the 
present motion was so far from be- 
ing mischievous, that even the dis- 
cussion it had occasioned, would do 
good, inasmuch as it would shew 
the Irish nation, that there was a 
part, at least, of the British parlia- 
ment, who were mindful of their 
interests. ar a 
Lord Wycombe thought that the 
disturbances, which had taken place 
in Ireland, manifestly proved a diss 
affection to the British government. 
Conciliation, instead of rigour, 
should have been tried; for it was 
time enough to employ force when 
mildnessfailed. He could have wish- 
ed that the Irish parliament had been 
left, for the settlement of affairs, to 
themselves. But that, he wellknew 
that, being for the most part, at the 
beck of the English cabinet,theyhad 
lost the confidence of the nation, 
He really dreaded that, if the Brie 
tish parliament did not interfere, 
we might lose Treland altogether: a 
loss that would be more severe to 
us than the loss of America. 
Mr, Benjamin Hobhouse made 
the following shrewd remark; that 
the cfisateltor of the exchequer 
seemed to have presumed in the 
whole train of his reasoning, that it 
was the object of the present motion 
to request the king’s interference, 
exclusively of his Irish  parlia- 
ment. No, sir. It only prays his 
majesty, in connexion withthe Jrish 
legislature, to adopt measures of a 
lenient nature, with a view to ap- 
pease the unhappy spirit of discon- 
tent which prevailed throughout 
the country. 
Mr. Fox madesome observations 
in reply to the principal arguments 
that had been advanced against his 
motion ; on which the house di- 
vidgd. Ayes, 84; Noes, 220, 
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