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kingdom, with the efcutcheon of pretence thereon hereinbefore described; " and that the union flag fhall be azure, the croffes, faltires of St. Andrew, "and St. Patrick quarterly per faltire, counterchanged, argent and gules; "the latter imbriated of the second, furmounted by the cross of St. George "of the third, as the faltire. And our will and pleasure further is, that the "style and titles aforefaid, and alfo the arms or enfigns armorial aforefaid, "fhall be used henceforth, as far as conveniently may be, on all occafions "wherein our royal style and title, and arms or enfigns armorial, ought to be "ufed. But, nevertheless, it is our will and pleasure, that all fuch gold, filver, "and copper monies as, on the day before this first day of January, one thou"fand eight hundred and one, were current and lawful monies of Great Britain, and all fuch gold, filver, and copper monies as fhall, on or after "this day, be coined by our authority, with the like impreffions, until our "will and pleasure fhall be otherwife declared, fhall be deemed and taken to be current and lawful monies of the united kingdom in Great Britain ; " and that all fuch gold, filver, and copper monies as, on the day before this "first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and one, were current "and lawful monies of Ireland, and alfo all fuch gold and filver and copper "monies as fhall, on or after this day, be coined by our authority with the "like impreffions, until our will and pleasure fhall be otherwife declared, fhall "be deemed and taken to be current and lawful monies of the faid united kingdom in Ireland; and all fuch monies as fhall have been coined for " and iffued in any of the dominions of the faid united kingdom, and de"clared by our proclamation to be current and lawful money of fuch domi"nions respectively, bearing our style, or titles, or arms, or enfigns armorial, "or any part or parts thereof, and all monies which fhall hereafter be coined " and iffued according to fuch proclamations, fhall continue to be lawful "and current money of fuch dominions refpectively, notwithstanding such "change in our ftyle, titles, and arms, or armorial bearings refpectively as "aforefaid, until our pleasure shall be further declared thereupon. And all "and every fuch monies as aforefaid shall be received and taken in payment " in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, and in the dominions thereunto belonging after the date of this our proclamation, in fuch manner, and "of the like value and denomination as the fame were received and taken "before the date hereof. And it is alfo our will and pleasure, that the feveral

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"dies and marks, which have been used to denote the ftamp duties, and ali "other ftamps and marks and inftruments, which, before the iffuing of this our proclamation, fhall have been in actual ufe for any public purpofe, and "in which our royal ftyle and titles, or our arms or enfigns armorial, or any "parts or part thereof respectively, may be expreffed, fhall not, by reason "of this or any other proclamation, or any thing therein contained, be changed or altered, until the fame may be conveniently fo changed or "altered, or until our pleafure fhall be further declared thereupon; but "that all fuch dies, ftamps, marks, and inftruments respectively, bearing our royal ftyle and titles, or arms or enfigns armorial, ufed before this first day "of January, one thoufand eight hundred and one, or any parts or part of "fuch ftyle, titles, or fuch arms or enfigns armorial, fhall have the like force "and effect as the fame had before the faid first day of January inftant. "Given at our court at St. James's, the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and one, in the forty-firft year of our reign.

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"GOD fave the KING."*

Thus was accomplished the incorporate Union of Great Britain and Ireland, an event dreaded by our enemies, and therefore to be cherished by every true and loyal fubject of his majefty, as affording the fure means of conciliating the affections, confolidating the energies, and promoting the profperity of every part of the British empire.

* On the fame day was published another proclamation, declaring what enfigns and colours fhould be borne at fea, in merchants fhips or veffels belonging to his majefty's fubjects of the united kingdom, for which fee Appendix, No. CXXIV.

C. Roworth, Printer,

Beli Yard, Fleet Street.

FINIS.

APPENDIX

TO THE

SECOND VOLUME.

No. LXX.

The Difference between Meffrs. Flood and Grattan: from the Debates in the Irish Houfe of Commons, 2 Vol. p. 35 to 61,

(HISTORICAL REVIEW, &c. P. 48.)

&c.

MR. FLOOD.-I find myself little capable of speaking to this question, oppreffed with ficknefs as I am; not in the leaft degree expecting fuch a queftion this night, and more aftonished than ever I was in my life, to find the least symptom of oppofition arifing on the other fide of the house. The oppofition to it fhould originate here, for the refolution does not go as far as it ought to do. In Lord Townshend's administration, a refolution was propofed, "that the condition of this country required every practicable re"trenchment to be made in its expences;" and the administration of that day thought they had done enough, and allowed themselves latitude fufficient, by amending it with the words-consistent with the welfare thereof, and the honorable fupport of his majefty's government; though the refolution fo amended, ftood then exactly like the prefent motion. (Here the clerk, at Mr. Flood's defire, read the former refolution.) But I think this motion ftill allows too great an inlet to public profufion. Some men will think of their own welfare, when the welfare of the country is the object, and include their own fupport within the honorable fupport of his majefty's government; I did not, therefore, think any man on the fide of administration would have opposed the motion; I rather fuppofed they would have called out in triumph to let it pafs; they would have exulted to fee "the new commons, VOL. II. 6 A

"the

"the new country," Ireland, in its emancipated and dignified state, tolerate the nonfenfe that was current in Lord Townshend's administration.

I am as willing as any man to pay compliment to ministry, both here and in England, to allow them every degree of credit for their honorable intentions; I have not the smallest ground of animofity or refentment to them, and when I hear œconomy recommended from the throne, almost in the words of the honorable baronet, I am astonished at an oppofition to his motion. Indeed, I believe the words of that recommendation were by fome accident misplaced, or that government has not digested the plan of retrenchment; they should not have followed immediately the mention of the Genevan colony, a body of virtuous men, who to avoid the most ignominious flavery, have fought an afylum in the arms of this country. It was not the proper place to use the word œconomy: it there difgraces the virtuous and generous act of men, who have juft recovered their own liberty; by placing it there, we may lofe a great deal of honor, but can fave very little money. But it is not to fuch little things we are to look for relief; our retrenchments should reach establishments, and not like England plunge deeper each day in ruin. Ministry both here and in that kingdom, have been often warned of the fatal confequences that muft follow, but thefe warnings have been treated as the vifions of fpeculative men. England, that great and mighty country, now staggers under a load of debt, diftreffed and difmembered, her expences overwhelm her; and where is the man who will fay, the fhall be redeemed? Where is the man who will fay, I will redeem her, and will fay how? Though every little minifter, or every little man who imagines he is a minister, is ready to undertake the management of her affairs: where is the man who will fay, that Ireland ought to have a peace establishment of 15,000 men? When the augmentation took place in Lord Townshend's administration, this country was unable to bear it, and fince that day we have been involving her deeper and deeper, because we at firft engaged her in an undertaking beyond her ftrength. When all the world united against Britain, and she was furrounded with enemies on every fide, we gave way to the feelings of our hearts and spared her 4000 men; and fome time after in the moment de flagrante bello, we granted her more than half our remaining troops: if then in time of war the country could fubfift without troops, will any man fay, that in time of profound peace the ought to fupport 15,000 men? No, now is the time for reducing your military establishment; let your intention be known

this day, that the right honorable fecretary may have time to communicate with England: if you neglect the prefent opportunity, no minister hereafter will have even a pretence for restoring the finances of this country.

I am no partizan either here or in England, I can gain nothing by it; I am ready in either place, like a man, to fupport minifters while they are right; and whenever they are wrong, to oppofe them, and refift their measures. At prefent I hope my honorable friend will allow me to alter his motion, and ftate a precise idea; I would have it run thus: " Refolved, That the condi"tion of this country requires every practicable retrenchment, &c. and that "the military establishment in its prefent ftate, affords room for effectual "retrenchment."

I love the army as a body of brave and worthy men, but I would not facrifice the kingdom to their benefit. Now, Sir, if minifters really mean œconomy, they will agree with this amendment of mine; if not, they will amufe us with the words only.

Mr. George Poufonby.-Sir, I can see as plainly as any man the intent of the reflections thrown upon your predeceffor in the chair; and I must say, as to the mover of this refolution, that no difapprobation of his gives me any but a pleasurable sensation, and I do at all times feel that fupreme contempt for his disapprobation and opinion, which I now take the liberty to declare. Mr. Ponfonby then entered into a defence of his father's (the late speaker) conduct; he recited the hiftory of that time. He faid, that Mr. Flood had exerted himself to fupport his father's intereft against Lord Townshend's attacks; and asked, why, when virtue in the fhape of Lord Townshend had overturned intereft, the alleged fyftem of profufion had not been overturned alfo? He declared his firm reliance on the Duke of Portland and his friends, that they intended an effectual and fatisfactory reform; and concluded, that if the honorable baronet thought the circle in which he fat was composed of men grown old in iniquity, it would be but charitable for him to come amongst them, as only from his virtuous contact and indefatigable labours, they could hope to be brought into the road of righteousness.

Mr. Flood faid, he had not supported. Mr. Ponfonby's intereft, but he had oppofed Lord Townshend's administration: he faid this to exculpate Mr. Ponfonby from the charge of ingratitude, for when he had felt the hand of power, Mr. Ponsonby had not fupported him; but he never looked at fuch little things as the intereft of particular men of parties: they appeared great 6A 2 indeed

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