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mittee of the houfe of lords, as printed in 
the appendix to their report. But Mr. 
O’Connor withed to explain himfelf 
upon two points contained ih: the fame 
evidence. Firit, that General VALENCE 
was not in the moft diftant manner con- 
neCted or concerned in any negociations 
carried on between the Directory of ‘the 
Irith Union and the French DireCtory. 
Secondly, that it did not appear to him, 
that there was any connection between. 
the Inh Executive Directory and any 
‘fociety in Great Britain. They faid, 
that the advertifement alluded folely to 
the mifreprefentations in the new/papers, 
which were not fupported by the report 
of either houfe of parliament. 
The report from the fecret committee 
of the houfe ef lords has been publithed, 
fubftantially the fame. with that of the 
commons. The enly part of it which is 
new and extraordinary, is the evidence of 
Joun Hucues, of Belfaft. In fome of 
his anfwers he implicates the celebrated 
name of GRATTAN, ina bufinefs not the 
moit honourable. He faid ** that about 
the 28th of April laft, he went \to” Mr. 
GRATTAN’s, at Tinnehinch, wath Sa- 
MUEL NEILSON; en going into the, 
houfe they were fhewn into the library. 
NEILS80N introduced him to Mr. Grar- 
TAN; he foon after walked out and left 
them alone for near half an hour. He 
{aw a printed conftitution of the United 
Jrifhmen in the room; that he was cer- 
tain Mr. Gratran knew it to be the 
eonftitution of the United Irifhinen, be- 
caufe he afked him (Hucues) feveral 
queftions about it. When they were 
going away, he heard Mr. GraTTran 
tell NEILSON that he would be in town 
‘on or before the Tuefday following, and 
he underitood fram NrsLson, that Mr. 
| Gratrran had vifted him in prifon ; 
—and-on their return to town, NEILSON 
told him, he had fworn Mr. GRATTAN.” 
NEILSON was afterwards callediin, and 
being fworn, denied in the moft pofitive 
terms, that he had either at any time 
adminiftered-any oath toMr. GRaTTAN, 
or had ever told HuGues that he had. 
‘The parliament of Ireland have latciy 
been engaged in the difcuffion ef feveral 
important bills. In the latter end of 
Auguft the Lord Chancellor prefented'a 
bill to the Houfe of Lords to compel re- 
bels to furrender, and abide their trials. 
This-bill takes particular cognizance of 
25 perfons whole names are inferted in it, 
feveral of wnom have left this kingdom. 
-£% bill was prefented at the fame time, 
“* ‘To prevent perfons tran{ported reiura- 
State of Public Affairs. 
[ Sept. 
ing to his Majefty’s dominions.” A mo- 
tion was alfo made that a bill of attainder 
fhould pafs againft 26 perfons thereir 
named ; fix witnefles, among whom was 
the noted Tuomas REYNOLDS, were 
examined, touchibe the criminality of 
thefe perfons. The witnefles did not con- 
cur in a knowledge of all; they were re- 
fpectively called to fuch as they feparately 
knew. ‘The condition of avoiding the — 
attainder, fs to furrender. themfelves be- 
fore a particular period {pecified in the 
bill. ane 
A bill of amnefisy was introduced by 
the Lord Chancellor from his Majefty for 
perfons who had been concerned in the 
late rebellion, and fhonld furrender and 
return to their allegiance, but which con- 
tained an exception of Mr. NAPPER 
TANDY, -and certain other perfons. 
The Chancellor of the Exchequer alfo 
introduced a bill for making compenfa- 
tion for the loffes which his Majefty’s 
loyal fubje&s had fuftained in the fate 
rebellion. ‘This bill is a clove copy of 
the bill paffed in England for ‘the relief 
of the American royalifts, and commif- 
fioners are appointed for carrying its pur- 
pofes into effect. 
The Chancellor of the Exchequer on 
the 6th of September obferved, that the 
obvious and extraordinary exigencies of 
the public expenditure in the prefent crifis, 
when the expence of the yeomanry alone 
was 150,000]. per month, rendered it 
unneceflary to fay that fome new taxes 
were indiipenfible, in order in the firft 
inftance to provide for the lean voted of 
g00,c00l, The houfe upon his motion 
for that purpofe went into a committee . 
of ways and means. He then propofed 
an increafed taxation in the following 
ratio: inftead of 201. now paid for fpirit 
licences in Dublin, Cork, Waterford, and 
Limerick, cities and precinéts, a tax 
fhould be paid hereafter in all towns and 
counties at large, an increafe of one half 
of the prefent duties. Upon a fuggeftion of 
the {peaker refpeéting the evil tendency 
of low ale-houfes, all ale-houfes in futute 
are to be fubje& to the fpirit licenee, 
which is to include ale and beer. The 
committee was ordered to make their re- 
port the next day. : 
GREAT BRiTArN. 
While the Kingdom of Ireland has fer 
fome time paft been the theatre of war 
and rebellion, but tew fcenes have pafled 
in Great Britain which have claimed pub- 
lic attention. 
Capt. STOPFORD, of his Majefiy’s 
fhip Phaeten, in company with the An- 
fon, 
