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circumstances, he thought, Ireland 
could never suppose itself fairly 
dealt by, if the legislature refused 
to make any inquiry into the cir- 
cumstances of an affair so alarming 
to the tranquillity of that country. 
Lord Castlereagh insisted, that 
the Irish government were not sur- 
prized ; that Dublin was sufficiently 
_ garrisoned; and thatif it was not for 
pletely surprised. 
the murder of lord, Kilwarden, the 
insurrection in Dublin was not im- 
portant enough to be called rebellion. 
Mr. Windham thought the motion, 
theinformationif sought, and the ob- 
servations, made by the hon. mover, 
were not of a nature to do any mis- 
chief; but that, on the contrary, 
much good must result from it. The 
government of Ireland appeared to 
him, in spite of repeated warnings, 
to have suffered itself to be com- 
He denied that 
the merit of putting down the re- 
bellion, belonged principally to the 
regulars; it was the volunteers, as- 
sisted only by the 21st regiment, 
who put down the rebellion. The 
plot of the rebels, was as extensive 
in its confederacy, as sudden in its 
execution; and if it had not hap- 
pened, that some of the insurgents 
were intoxicated, and that lord 
Kilwarden passed that way before 
the time fixed for their acting, he 
thought it probable, that the insur- 
gents would bave carried the castle 
of Dublin. He then defended ge- 
_ nerally the tenor of his speeches, 
during the session. He was accus- 
ed of alarming and frightening the 
people of this country; but it was 
in vain to attempt to rouze people 
- to defend themselves, without point- 
v 
‘ing out the danger. 
The chancellor of the exchequer, 
. aceused the right hon. gentleman, 
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of himself shewing that tardiness 
and indecision; — an _ indecisicr 
which he imputed to others, when 
he hesitated immediately to vote 
the customary address of thanks to 
his majesty, for the communication 
respecting Ireland. On such an oc- 
casion as that, delay would have 
been ruinous, and yet the right hon. 
gentleman was for delay. As to the 
general state of Ireland, it would be 
foolish to suppose, that that spirit 
which had before manifested itself 
in rebellion so widely extended, 
should now be completely extin- 
guished; yet he would say, that he 
believed it had abated considerably 
of its violence, and that numbers of 
persons, in that country, who were 
formerly disaffected, had now entire- 
ly quitted the cause of rebellion, and 
would be ready to join in the de- 
fence of the country, against any 
invader. 
Dr. Lawrence, in a long and able 
speech, recapitulated the charges 
which had been so often made 
‘against ministers, for want of due 
vigilance and system. 
The attorney general replied. 
Lord Temple supported the mo- 
tion, as considering that the con- 
duct of the Irish government, upon 
the late occasion, ought to be fully 
inquired into. He denied that the 
rebellion in Ireland was.a catholic 
one, as some gentlemen had sup- 
posed. Persons of every religion 
were equally exposed to its ra- 
vages. 
Colonel Crawford said, that for 
the sake of Ireland, he almost re- 
gretted the act of union, if, on 
such” an occasion as this, partia- 
meut were not to demand informa- 
tion. 
Mr. Hutchinson, made a very 
Pg able 
