An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that Country Under Henry II. to Its Union with Great Britain on the First of January 1801...W. F. McLaughlin and Bartholomew Graves, 1806 - Ireland |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page ix
... majesty's message , & c . is carried for the day following 139 Lord Grenville in the House of Peers moves for taking his ma- jesty's message , & c . - Mr . Sheridan in the Commons opposes the measure as an infringement upon the rights ...
... majesty's message , & c . is carried for the day following 139 Lord Grenville in the House of Peers moves for taking his ma- jesty's message , & c . - Mr . Sheridan in the Commons opposes the measure as an infringement upon the rights ...
Page xx
... majesty's speech to both houses The royal assent given in Ireland to the Union bill on the anni- versary of the accession of the House of Brunswick to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland , 1st August , 1800 - The act at length in ...
... majesty's speech to both houses The royal assent given in Ireland to the Union bill on the anni- versary of the accession of the House of Brunswick to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland , 1st August , 1800 - The act at length in ...
Page xxi
... majesty - His majesty's speech from the throne to both houses of parliament 321 The Lord Chancellor signifies his majesty's commands , that the proclamation be read , & c . - The proclamation at length 322 Other proclamations read ...
... majesty - His majesty's speech from the throne to both houses of parliament 321 The Lord Chancellor signifies his majesty's commands , that the proclamation be read , & c . - The proclamation at length 322 Other proclamations read ...
Page 5
... majesty's forces . This measure if wise , was certainly less productive of good , than evil consequences . In Furlong's pocket was found the following letter of summons to General Johnson . " SIR , " AS a friend to humanity , I request ...
... majesty's forces . This measure if wise , was certainly less productive of good , than evil consequences . In Furlong's pocket was found the following letter of summons to General Johnson . " SIR , " AS a friend to humanity , I request ...
Page 6
... majesty's forces had not then been received , but it appeared not to have been considerable . It was supposed to have been about 300 , though the official detail af- terwards made reduced them to about half that number . * * The ...
... majesty's forces had not then been received , but it appeared not to have been considerable . It was supposed to have been about 300 , though the official detail af- terwards made reduced them to about half that number . * * The ...
Contents
1 | |
6 | |
15 | |
19 | |
21 | |
27 | |
34 | |
38 | |
192 | |
203 | |
209 | |
215 | |
230 | |
237 | |
242 | |
248 | |
44 | |
47 | |
50 | |
55 | |
57 | |
62 | |
65 | |
66 | |
75 | |
79 | |
81 | |
105 | |
117 | |
138 | |
144 | |
148 | |
154 | |
162 | |
173 | |
179 | |
180 | |
186 | |
254 | |
260 | |
266 | |
268 | |
275 | |
283 | |
291 | |
295 | |
297 | |
302 | |
307 | |
309 | |
315 | |
319 | |
320 | |
1 | |
46 | |
48 | |
54 | |
55 | |
59 | |
66 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adopted advantages amendment Anti-unionists arms army asserted avowed bill body Britain Britain and Ireland British empire British minister Castlebar Catholics Colonel command committee conduct connection consequence consideration considered constitution constitution of Ireland crown danger declared Dublin duty Earl effect enemy England Enniscorthy establishment evils execution exertions faction favour Fitzgerald force forward French gentlemen Gorey honourable House of Commons independence insurgents interest Irish parliament Irishmen Killala king legislative Union legislature liberties Lord Castlereagh Lord Kingsborough lord lieutenant lordship loyal majesty majesty's means measure ment nation noble lord object officers opinion opposed parlia parliament of Ireland party peers persons Pitt political present principle prisoners proposed prosperity Protestant question rebellion rebels resolutions respect sentiments shew Sir Richard Musgrave speech spirit surrender Thomas Addis Emmet tion town troops United Irishmen united kingdom vote Wexford wish
Popular passages
Page 71 - Ireland; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be, and shall remain, in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the Union...
Page 71 - That the churches of England and Ireland, .as now by law established, be united into one Protestant Episcopal Church, to be called The United Church of England and Ireland ; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be, and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland...
Page 7 - My lords, you are impatient for the sacrifice. The blood which you seek is not congealed by the artificial terrors which surround your victim ; it circulates warmly and unruffled, through the channels which God created for noble purposes, but which you are bent to destroy, for purposes so grievous that they cry to heaven.
Page 5 - Were the French to come as invaders or enemies, uninvited by the wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes! my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them upon the beach with a sword in one hand and a torch in the other.
Page 6 - Am I, who lived but for my country, and who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence, and am I to be loaded with calumny, and not suffered to resent or repel it — no, God forbid...
Page 25 - Ireland shall, upon the first day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and one, and for ever after, be united into one kingdom, by the name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Page 4 - I am charged with being an emissary of France! An emissary of France! And for what end? It is alleged that I wished to sell the independence of my country! And for what end?
Page 3 - I have always understood it to be the duty of a judge, when a prisoner has been convicted, to pronounce the sentence of the law. I have also understood that judges sometimes think it their duty to hear with patience and to speak with humanity...
Page 7 - Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me...
Page 5 - I would dispute every inch of ground, burn every blade of grass, and the last entrenchment of liberty should be my grave. What I could not do myself, if I should fall, I should leave as a last charge to my countrymen to accomplish; because I should feel conscious that life, any more than death, is unprofitable when a foreign nation holds my country in subjection. But it was not as an enemy that the succours of France were to land.