264 ANNUAL REGIST ER, ‘1797. 
up, or injuring or deftroying any 
potatoes, flax or hemp, rape or corn 
of any kind, planted or fowed, or 
deftroying meadows or hay, maim- 
ing or houghing of cattle, adminif- 
tering, or caufing to be adminifter- 
ed, any unlawful oath or engage- 
ment to any of his Majefty’s forces 
of any defcription, or inciting or 
encouraging any perfon to commit 
any of the aforefaid offences re- 
fpectively, and fave and except all 
perfons now in cuftody. 
Given at the Council-Chamber 
in Dublin, the 17th day of 
May, 1797. 
GOD SAVE THE KING. 
The Lord Lientenant’s Speech on pro- 
roguing the Parliament, on the 3d of 
July, (797. 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 
_ 1 HAVE the fatisfa@ion of being 
-at length enabled to relieve you 
from your laborious attendance in 
parliament, and am commanded by 
his Majefty to exprefs the juft fenfe 
he entertains of that firm temper 
and vigorous determination which 
you have uniformly manifefted in 
fupporting his Majefty’s govern- 
ment, and protecting our happy 
conftitution from the altempts of 
every foreign and domeftic enemy. 
T have much pleafure. in announc- 
ing to you, that the Britifh parlia- 
ment has paffed aéts for ab. iifhing 
the bounty on fail-cloth exported 
to Ireland, and tor prohibiting the 
importation of cambric from all 
countries except this kingdom. 
Gentlemen of the Houfe of 
Commons, 
I am to thank you, in his Majef- 
ty’s name, for. your unanimity in 
voting the extraordinary fupplies 
which the public exigencies de~ 
manded. However unprecedented 
thofe fupplies have been in extent, 
and however difficult they may have 
been rendered, from the ftate of 
public credit, you have wifely at- 
tended to the fuperior confideration 
of national fafety. Such an exer- 
tion is the fureft proof that you are 
truly fenfible of the invaluable bleff- 
ings which we are contending to 
preferve, and that the beit means 
of effecting an honourable peace, 
and of reftoring ali the comforis of 
tranquillity, are, by difplaying at 
once your determination and your 
power, and convincing your ene- 
mies of the extent of your refources 
as well as of tiie fteadinefs of your 
courage. The ready affiftance: 
which has been received from the 
fitter kingdom in facilitating the 
loan of the year, whilft it is a fure 
demonftration of her friendly cor- 
diality, cannot fail to fhew how in- 
feparabie are the mutual interefts 
on the two kingdoms, and how ne- 
ceflary their connection is for their 
mutual profperity. Your humani- 
ty in direéting your attention to 
the prefent diftrefs among the ma- 
nufacturers, does not lefs command 
my approbation than your prudence 
in the mode of conveying relief, by 
increafing the means of their em- 
ployment. 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 
The powers with which you en- 
truited me py the fufpenfion of the 
habeas corjus at, have enabled. me 
io bring to light and_ to difconcert 
the formidable and fecret confpira- 
cy which had been formed for the 
total overthrow of your eftablifh- 
ments, the deftruétion of property, 
and the diffolution of government. . 
This con{piracy has been fo fully. 
unfolded by your wifdom, that it 
can 
