which we are firmly perfuaded) expofe us to fufferings from unreasonable men. Such protection, we thankfully acknowledge, the kind acceptance of our peaceable and dutiful demeanour hath procured to us, during the late reigns of thy royal ancestors; and it is our firm refolution (through divine affistance) to merit the continuance thereof, by behaving agreeable to our christian principles, as becomes faithful fubjects. We offer up our fervent prayers to Almighty God, that he may endue thee with wisdom, to rule in his fear; that in thy days righteousness may exalt the nation; and that thou may be the happy inftrument of restoring a permanent peace; that his protecting providence may shield thee from every danger, preferve thee long the beloved fovereign of a happy and grateful people; and perpetuate their happiness by continuing the crown in thy family to latest posterity. Dublin, the 13th of the 11th month (called November) 1760. To the King's most excellent Majefty. The humble Addrefs of the Roman Catholics of the Kingdom of Ireland. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, WE, your Majefty's most dutiful and faithful fubjects, the Roman Catholics of the kingdom of Ireland, beg leave to approach your Majesty with this humble tender of our unfeigned loyalty, on your Majefty's happy acceffion to the throne of your ancestors. While your Majefty's fubjects of all denominations are now endeavouring to be foremost in the exertion of every duty towards your Majesty's perfon and government; and while all circumstances of affairs at home, and abroad, unite for the prefent happiness and future glory of your reign; permit us to condole with your Majefty, and pour out our fincere forrow for the lofs we have sustained, by the death of a monarch, who had always approved himfelf the common father of all his people; a lofs the more fenfible on our part, as the repose we have fo long enjoyed proceeded from his royal clemency, and the mild adminiftration of his government in this kingdom. Ever fince the acceffion of your Majefty's royal houfe to the throne of these realms, we have in a particular manner experienced the paternal interpofition of your illuftrious predeceffors. We, moft gracious fovereign, who are fo unfortunately fortunately diftinguished from the rest of our fellow fubjects, cannot subsist without a continuance of the royal favour and protection. Senfible of the fame hereditary compaffion in your Majefty's breaft, we most humbly hope for that share in the happiness of your reign, which our peculiar circumstances can admit. And we beg leave to affure your Majesty of our grateful and conftant return of affection and loyalty; a loyalty which our conduct has proved, and our religion enforces; happy! might it entitle us to exprefs a wifh, that of all your Majefty's dutiful fubjects of this kingdom, we alone may not be left incapable of promoting the general welfare and profperity of it. May the Almighty fo influence and direct your Majesty's councils, through the whole course of your reign, that they may be ever productive of real happinefs to all your people! and may that reign be as memorable for its duration and felicity, as for the greatness and variety of those bleffings, which we have already fo much reafon to expect from it. No. LXVIII. Exhortation read in the Roman Catholic Chapels on the Day of Public Faft. (Page 336.) DEAR CHRISTIANS, you, WE think it our duty to remind you of the gratitude and thanks you owe to the Almighty God, who in these calamitous times, fo fatal to other parts of Europe, leaves you in the happy enjoyment of peace and all the bleffings that attend it; bleffings that ought to fill your hearts with the deepest sense of God's mercy towards and thankfulness to our chief governor here, whofe paternal care and pity, equally generous and extenfive, knows no dif-. tinctions of perfons or people; these bleffings we attribute in a great measure to your peaceable and discreet behaviour hitherto wherefore we exhort you in the bowels of Jefus Chrift, to continue to demean yourselves in the fame peaceable manner, and to avoid every thing in public or private, that might give the least shadow of offence; that our miniftry (as St. Paul fays) may not be blamed. Nor does this caution proceed from any diffidence we have of your future conduct: it is rather intended to raise in your minds a lively fenfe of the lenity and mildness of our present moft gracious government. Length of of time, your conftant, ready, and chearful fubmiffion to the ruling powers, and, above all, the merciful and humane difpofition of the present royal family, have greatly worn off the rigour of prejudice against you: these happy difpofitions, encouraged by a continuance of the fame behaviour in you, may perhaps improve ftill more to your advantage: but whether we shall be deemed worthy of future favour or not, it is our duty, as minifters of Jefus Chrift, ftrongly to enforce the obligations of a fubmiffive, obedient, and peaceful behaviour, and yours, as chriftians and good fubjects, to fulfil them steadily in your practice. No. LXIX. The Addrefs of the Merchants and Traders of Dublin in 1761. (Page 352.) To the Right Hon. William Pitt, Efq. late one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. The grateful Address of the Merchants and Traders of the City of Dublin. WE, his Majefty's most loyal, dutiful, and affectionate subjects, the merchants, traders, and other citizens of the city of Dublin, whofe names are underwritten, judge thefe kingdoms too deeply interested in your withdrawing from the high ftation you have lately fo eminently and greatly filled, to the honour and fatisfaction of the crown and the fubject, to let fo important an event pass over in filence. Though thus far removed from the great fcene of action, we fenfibly felt the manifold good of your truly patriotic and fingularly wife and upright adminiftration. To this we must attribute the refcuing Britain from the fhameful infection of that peftilential minifterial practice, which called foreign mercenaries to the defence of a country, by her native force, when properly exerted, more than a match for half the powers of Europe. To your steady virtues we stand indebted for freeing our mother country from the reproach of calling foreign troops to defend her from a threatened invafion, and for chaftifing the infolence of the vaunting invader; infpiring the councils and arms of Britain with that ancient true national spirit, which when duly exerted, ever has, and ever must render the British name terrible to her foes in the utmoft extremities of the globe. Under Under fuch an adminiftration, we muft always fee, inftead of private intereft, merit, the only recommendation to places of important truft. By fuch measures as thefe, it is that we have feen commerce accompanying conqueft to the remotest parts of the earth, while faction was filenced and jarring parties reconciled and united at home. Thus, Sir, have your steady patriot virtues raised monuments to your fame more durable than marble or brass. As the enemies of thefe kingdoms never had fo great caufe to rejoice, as they have from your withdrawing yourfelf from the fphere in which alone you could render these unspeakably great services to your country; fo the true friends of thefe kingdoms never had more juft caufe to mourn. We should therefore think ourselves wanting in duty to our patriot king, to our mother country, as well as our native, did we omit giving this public teftimony of the lofs which all sustain by the withdrawing of a minister of such matchlefs abilities and equal fidelity at fo important and critical a conjuncture as the prefent. Indulge us thus, great Sir, in venting our griefs, and blending our tears with those of the reft of our mourning brethren and fellow fubjects in Britain, as well as in other parts of this kingdom. Accept our moft hearty and unfeigned acknowledgments for the unspeakable fervices and lafting honours you have already done your native country, and all the dominions of the crown of Great Britain. And give us leave to affure you, that we shall ever admire, and ever with profound respect and gratitude remember the unparalleled virtues that have fo eminently diftinguifhed your adminiftration. No. LX. a. HIS Excellency George Viscount Townshend, Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, being arrayed in royal robes, entered the Houfe with the ufual ceremonies of grandeur; the Earl of Tyrone carrying the cap of maintenance, and the Earl of Charlemont the fword of ftate; two noblemens' fons bearing the train of the royal robe his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant making his congé to the throne, afcended the fame, and feated himself in the chair of ftate under the canopy; all the Lords Lords Spiritual and Temporal standing robed in their. places, uncovered, till their Lordships took their feats. The Lord Chancellor, kneeling, conferred with his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and then, ftanding on the right hand of the chair of state, commanded the Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod to repair to the House of Commons, and acquaint the Commons that it is his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's pleasure they attend him immediately in the House of Peers. And the Commons, with their Speaker, being come, were conducted to the bar, with the usual ceremonies; where Mr. Speaker, after a speech to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, in relation to the money-bills, delivered them to the Clerk of the Parliament, who brought them to the table, where the Clerk of the Crown read the titles, as follow, &c. 1. An Act for granting unto his Majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, strong waters, wine, tobacco, hides, and other goods and merchandize therein mentioned, and for prohibiting the importation of all gold and filver lace, and of all cambrics and lawns, except of the manufacture of Great Britain. 2. An Act for granting to his Majefty the feveral duties, rates, impofitions, and taxes therein particularly expreffed, to be applied to the payment of the intereft of the fums therein provided for and towards the discharge of the faid principal fums, in fuch manner as therein is directed. To these bills, the Clerk of the Parliament pronounced the Royal Affent, feverally in the words following, viz. "Le Roi remercie fes bons fujets, accepte leur benevolence, et ainfi le veult." .66 Then his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant was pleased to make a fpeech to both Houses of Parliament as follows, viz. My Lords and Gentlemen, The attention you have fhewn to the great objects which have been particularly recommended by me to your confideration, and the provifions which have been made for the fafety and fecurity of this kingdom, call upon me, not only to exprefs my approbation of, but to thank you, as I now do, for your conduct in these particulars. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, It is with great pleasure that I thank you, in his Majefty's name, for the supplies which you have granted, and the provifion which you made for the present establishment, the public credit, and the fafety of this kingdom. When |