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yourably on a deluded and misguid- 
ed multitude. But, unhappily, the 
event has shewn, that all these warn- 
ings and examples, so obvious to 
every eye, and so plain to every 
understanding, have miserably failed 
of their effect. I remember an ex- 
pression of a very great man, who 
once said, *‘ { should pity the loy- 
-alty of that person, who would at- 
tempt to aggravate or inflame the 
crime of treason.” But surely it 
would now be felt as an aggravation 
and a shame, that, at the moment 
when we, in this country, are rous- 
ing up all our exertions, and uniting 
for the defence of ourselves, our 
government, and our constitution, 
against an insolent and presump- 
tuous enemy, and while even, as I 
am well assured and convinced, a 
majority of the people of Ireland are 
actuated by the same noble and pa- 
triotie spirit, a comparatively small 
part of the misled inhabitants of that 
country should be guilty of any 
thing which could have the effect of 
encouraging that inveterate enemy, 
which there is, in both countries, 
so ardent, strong, and prevalent a 
disposition to resist. I shall not, at 
present, enter into the particulars 
of the information received by go- 
yernment upon this distressing sub- 
ject ; but, as soon as the present 
question shall be disposed of, it is 
my intention, first, to lay before 
them the proclamation, issued by 
the Irish government, upon that 
occasion, and afterwards offer such 
farther explanation as has hitherto 
reached his majesty’s ministers. The 
mind, sir, recoils and sickens at the 
dreadful recital of the outrage com- 
mitted, and feels oppressed with 
shame, regret, and indignation, when 
it contemplates the station and cha- 
racter of the upright aud worthy 
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man, who fell a victim to murde- 
roug assassins, after having, by a 
long series of dignified and patriotic 
conduct, merited and obtained the 
respect and esteem of all the good 
subjects of the united kingdom. 1 
move, sir, that an humble address 
be presented to his majesty, thank- 
ing him for his most gracious com- 
munication, expressing our regret 
and indignation at hearing that a 
treasonable spirit of insurrection 
and rebellion had manifested itself 
in treland, and was marked with 
circumstances of peculiar atrocity in — 
the city of Dublin; to assure his 
majesty of our firm determination to 
take such measures as may seem best 
calculated to afford protection to 
the loyal inhabitants of that part of 
the united kingdom, and to pre- 
serve and restore the general tran- 
quillity.”’ 
Lord Castlereagh seconded the 
motion, which was warmly~ sup- 
ported by several other members, 
particularly Mr. Sheridan. 
The question having been car- 
ried, the chancellor of the exche- 
quer brought up a proclamation, by 
the lord lieutenant and council of 
Ireland, stating ‘¢ that divers per- 
sons, engaged in a treasonable and 
aring insurrection against his ma- 
jesty’s gevernment, did, on the 
evening of yesterday, the 23d of 
July imstant, suddenly assemble in 
the liberties of Dublin, with fire- 
arms and pikes, and did there com- 
mit several outrages, and particu- 
larly in Thomas-street, in the pa- 
rish of St. Catharine, within the said 
liberties, did assault the carriages of 
the right honourable Arthur lord 
viscount Kilwarden, chief justice of 
his majesty’s court of king’s-bench, 
and one of his majesty’s most ho- 
nourable privy council, and did drag 
the 
