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prefume but that prima facie he was right. 
He fhewed how the law applied in feveral: 
inftances, which had occurred of perfons 
for felonyand other high crimes, being tried 
in one county and acquitted; fent to the 
next, and fo on progreflively, until they 
were at length put on their trials in thofe 
counties, where they had actually com- 
mitted offences, and therein convicted ; as 
mail robbers for inftance. Meflis [1ER- 
NEY, NICHOLS, SHERIDAN, JEKYLL, 
and Su Francis BurDETT, ‘{poke in 
favour of the motion ; the Solicitor Gene- 
ral, Mr. WINDHamM, and Mr. Dunpas 
againit it. The houfe divided—Ayes 
x15—Noes 104. 
On the 13th of June, when the houfe 
being in a committee, upon the meffage 
fent from his Majefty the preceeding day, 
Mr. DunpDas moved ‘that the fum of 
one million, be granted to his Majefty, to 
enable him to difappoint the defigns and 
enterprizes of the common enemy ; and 
to be employed, as the exigency of the 
ftate may require.” General Tarleton 
and Mr. TIERNEy oppofed this motion, 
and wifhed fome explanation to be given, 
as to the application of the money. On 
the other hand it was fupported by Meffrs. 
Dunpas, Rosk, and WINDHAM.~ Mr. 
BaKER moved, that this grant fhould be 
two millions, this was oppofed ; and the 
original motion was paffed. Mr. Rose 
then moved, that three millions and a haif 
be granted to his Majefty, to be raifed on 
Exchequer Bills—ordered. 
On the 14th of June, previous to the 
order of the day, for Mr. SHERIDAN’S 
motion upon flie ftate of Ireland; Mr. 
Baker moved the reading of the ftand- 
ing order of the houfe, excluding ftrangers 
trom the gallery, during the debate,which 
was read, and the SPEAKER iminediately 
defired the gallery to be cleared. While 
ftrangers were departing, Mr. ABBOT 
obferved, that, if any perfon whatever, 
prefumed to publifh, or reprefent what 
‘pafled, or might be fuppofed to have paf- 
fed in the houte that night, he would be 
conlidered as guilty of a breach of privi- 
lege, and punifhed accordingly. No 
ftrangers were admitted, but it has been 
faid, that Mr SHERIDAN, after a fpeech 
of an hour and a half, in which he quoted 
LorpD FirzwiLLiam’s letters to LorpD 
CARLISLE, and Mr. BuRKE’S letter to 
Sir HeRcuULEs LANGRISHE, moved for 
a cominittee, which fhould be either pub- 
lic or private, to inquire into the condu&, 
which had led to the prefent unhappy re- 
bellion; and before which he faid, he 
would examine LorD FITZWiLLIAM, 
459 
Mr. GraTTAN, SIR RaLPpH ABER- 
CROMBIE, &c. This motion was oppo- 
fed by Mr. Canning, Lornp HawkEs- 
BuRY, Mr DunpaAs, and ‘Mr.’ WinpD- 
HAM. It was fupported, by feveral mem- 
bers in oppofition, and alfo by Doctor 
Lawrences, who fpoke an hour anda 
half, the fentiments of the late Mr. Burke 
and Lorp FirzwiL.Liamupon this fub- 
ject. The houfe divided, Ayes 43—Noes 
159. Mr. Sheridan then, without any 
debate, moved for an addrefs to his 
Majesty, upon the ftate of Ireland, 
which was negatived without a divifion. 
On the next day in the houfe of Lords, 
the fame bufineis was brought forward, 
under the fame reftrition. As the bufi- 
nefs was coming on, and Lorp Sur- 
FOLK was proceeding to ‘make fome re- 
mark, the BrsHop of ROCHESTER called 
out, clear! clear! of courfe ftrangers im- 
mediately withdrew. The DuKke of 
LEINSTER, it was underftood, then made 
a motion relative to Ireland, which was 
negatived by 70 againit 19. 
Mr. Dunpas, on the 18th of June, 
brought up a meflage fromhis MayesTy, 
importing, that deveral regiments of 
militia, had made a voluntary tender of 
their fervices, to affift in fupprefling the 
rebellion, that now unhappily prevails in 
Ireland ; his Majesty, therefore, recom- 
mends it to his faithful commons, to con- 
fider of the means of enabling him, for a 
time, and to an extent to be limited, to ac- 
cept of the fervices of fuch militia regi- 
nents, as might with to be fo employed. 
This meflage was taken into confidera- 
tion by the houfe the next day, upon 
which a debate of confiderable length, and 
of great warmth took place; Mr. Dun- 
pas moved the addrefs. It was oppofed 
by Mr. NICHOLLS, upon the ground, 
that the meafure was unconftitutional, 
and that no communication had~ been 
made to that houfe, from the executive 
power explanatory, of the caules of the 
exifttng rebellion in Ireland. If the Irifh 
government had aéted agreeably to the 
wifhes of the people, it would have been 
impoihble, that fuch a fituation as the 
prefent, could have occurred; the houfe 
ought to know, fomething of the founda- 
tion of the difpute, betore they pro- 
ceeded to fanétion the meafures adopted 
again{t the people of Ireland: fomeexpla- - 
nation was neceffary, previous to the par- 
liament of England, taking part with the 
executive government. Mr. M.A. Tay- 
LOR, Str LAWRENCE -PALK, and Mr, 
PIERREPOINT ‘confidered the meafure 
not only as holtile to the conftitution of 
the 
