a PAV ERORIA' PH. 
entitled, ‘‘ An aét more effectually 
to suppress insurrections, and to 
prevent the disturbance of the pub- 
lic peace,” it is enacted, that it 
shall be lawful forthe justices of 
the peace of any county, assembled 
ata special sessionin manner by 
the said aét direéted, not being 
fewer than seven, or the major 
part of them, one of whom to be 
of the quorum, if they judge fit, 
upon due consideration of the state 
of the county, to signify by me- 
morial, by them signed, to the 
Jord lieutenant, or other chief go- 
vernor, or governors of this king- 
dom, that they consider their coun- 
ty, or any part therecf, to be in a 
state of disturbance, orin imme- 
diate danger of becoming so, and 
ptaying that the lord leutenant 
and council may proclaim such 
county, or part thereof, to be in 
a state of disturbance, thereupon it 
shall be lawful for the lord lieutenant 
or other chief governor or gover- 
nors of this kingdom, by and with 
the advice of his majesty’s privy 
council, by proclamation, to de- 
clare such county, or any part of 
such county, to be in a state of 
disturbance, or in immediate danger 
of becoming so, and also such parts 
of any adjoining county or counties 
as such chief governor or governors 
shall think fit, in order to prevent 
the continuance or extension of 
such disturbance. 
And whereas twenty-four jus- 
tices of the peace of the county of 
Down, (several of whom being of 
the quorum) being the major part 
of the justices of the peace duly 
assembled, pursuant to the said act, 
at a special session of the peace, 
holden at Hillsborough, in the said 
county, on Friday the 11th day 
of November instant, have, by 
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memorial by them signed, signi- 
fied to his excellency the lord lieu- 
tenant, that certain parts of the 
said county are in a state of dis- 
turbance, and have thereby prayed 
that the lord lieutenant and coun- 
cil may proclaim the parishes of 
Tullylish, Aghaderg, Donaghcla- 
ney, Moira, Maralin, and Seapa- 
trick, being parts of the said coun- 
ty of Down, to be in a state of 
disturbance, of which all justices 
of the peace and other magistrates 
and peace officers of the said coune 
ty, are to take notice. 
Given at the council chamber in > 
Dublin, the 16th day of Novem- 
ber, 17906. 
Decree of the National Assembly of 
the United Provinces for the Aboli- 
tion of a privileged Church. 
1. THERE cannot, nor shall be 
longer any reigning or peculiarly 
privileged church permitted in the 
United Netherlands. 
2. All placards and resolutions 
of the former states-general, tend- 
ing to oppress the dissenting 
churches, are revoked and render- 
ed void. 
3 No distinctive dress shall be 
worn, or church ceremonies be ex- 
hibited except within the respective 
buildings of either religious per- 
suasion- Nor shall any bells be 
rung in future, for the service 
of the church. 
4, A commission shall be ap- 
pointed, as speedily as possible, to 
investigate all those difficulties, 
which are the remains of a predoe 
minant church; to examine into 
the funds of payment, and to de. 
vise regulations, in some wise, for 
the future subsistence of teachers 
and others connected with the 
church. - 
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