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An Historical And Geographical Account Of The Kingdom Of Ireland.
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND .
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE , AND
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY'S ^ -- -..- ' ..- ' - .. . „ , - . . ' -. , , ,,-.-. ,,, - ^ sy . ^ - —~^ s > Vv k-y G «/_ ND \>\ FOR JULY , 1798 . (* ( ° ' o Q e ) r ]
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HPHESElaws in favour of Ireland were received with much joy and " - exultation in that kingdom : and the Irish nation , being indulged in their requisitions respecting trade , now began also to aim at important constitutional reformations ; and in various counties ancl cities of Ireland , the rig ht ofthe British Parliament to make laws which should bind that kingdom , was denied in public resolutions . By
degrees , the spirit which had been manifested by the Iiish Parliament seemed a little to subside ; and ii remarkable instance of this was , their agreeing to a perpetual mutiny-bill , for the regulation of the Irish army , though that of England had always been passed , with a - true constitutional . caution , only from year to year .. This was much exclaimed against by some of the Irish patriots ; and it is indeed not easy to clear their Parliament from the charge i f inconsistency : but
this bill was afterwards repealed , and the commercial advantages afforded them , by late-acts in their favour , have greatly contributed to promote the prosperity of Ireland . As be'fbre observed , by the act repealing the statute of the 6 th of George I . they are now fully and completely emancipated from the jurisdiction ofthe British Parliament . The appellant jurisdiction of the British Hou . e of Peers , in Irish causes , was likewise given up . But though the Irish have
obtained such great extern . ion of their liberties , it is questioned whether 't will terminate to their couitry ' s real . ulvant . ige : — -heir parties and dissensions increase , and the controversy of England with that kingdom is far from being ended ; much remains to establish such a commercial and political connection as will promote the interest and happiness of both countries-, and make them one great stable and invulnerable body . Every change of administration in England hath pror VOL . xi . A .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Historical And Geographical Account Of The Kingdom Of Ireland.
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND .
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE , AND
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY'S ^ -- -..- ' ..- ' - .. . „ , - . . ' -. , , ,,-.-. ,,, - ^ sy . ^ - —~^ s > Vv k-y G «/_ ND \>\ FOR JULY , 1798 . (* ( ° ' o Q e ) r ]
[ CONTINUED FROM VOL . X . PAGE 374-1 ]
HPHESElaws in favour of Ireland were received with much joy and " - exultation in that kingdom : and the Irish nation , being indulged in their requisitions respecting trade , now began also to aim at important constitutional reformations ; and in various counties ancl cities of Ireland , the rig ht ofthe British Parliament to make laws which should bind that kingdom , was denied in public resolutions . By
degrees , the spirit which had been manifested by the Iiish Parliament seemed a little to subside ; and ii remarkable instance of this was , their agreeing to a perpetual mutiny-bill , for the regulation of the Irish army , though that of England had always been passed , with a - true constitutional . caution , only from year to year .. This was much exclaimed against by some of the Irish patriots ; and it is indeed not easy to clear their Parliament from the charge i f inconsistency : but
this bill was afterwards repealed , and the commercial advantages afforded them , by late-acts in their favour , have greatly contributed to promote the prosperity of Ireland . As be'fbre observed , by the act repealing the statute of the 6 th of George I . they are now fully and completely emancipated from the jurisdiction ofthe British Parliament . The appellant jurisdiction of the British Hou . e of Peers , in Irish causes , was likewise given up . But though the Irish have
obtained such great extern . ion of their liberties , it is questioned whether 't will terminate to their couitry ' s real . ulvant . ige : — -heir parties and dissensions increase , and the controversy of England with that kingdom is far from being ended ; much remains to establish such a commercial and political connection as will promote the interest and happiness of both countries-, and make them one great stable and invulnerable body . Every change of administration in England hath pror VOL . xi . A .