OR THE Political Tranfactions OF IRELAND, FROM THE ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE III. CONTAINING AN IMPARTIAL STATEMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS, FROM THE COMPLEAT VIEW OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN THIS COUNTRY IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. BY WILLIAM WENMAN SEWARD, Esq. DUBLIN PRINTED, BY ALEX STEWART, and MR. PHILIPS, St. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD, LONDON. John 7. Relly Dayb 3.23-45 52071 Collectanea Politica ; VOL. II. CHAP. I. Opening of Parliament in 1785—Lord Lieutenant's Speechremarks thereon.-Debates on the subject of attachment.Speech and motion of H. Flood efq. thereon-motion amended. Debates and proceedings refpecting Mr. Orde's Commercial propofitions.-Speech of the Speaker of the House of Commons on prefenting the Money Bills. THE HE Parliament which had been prorogued the 14th of May, 1784, to the 29th June following, was by feveral subfequent proclamations prorogued to the 20th of Jan. 1785; when his Grace the Lord Lieutenant, opened both houses with the following speech. "My Lords and Gentlemen ;” "I have his Majefty's commands to meet you in Parliament, "and to defire your advice and co-operation, upon thofe af"fairs of importance, which, in the present circumstances of "the kingdom, require your most serious attention." "Whilft I lament the lawless outrages and unconstitutional "proceedings which had taken place fince your laft proroga❝tion, I had the fatisfaction to perceive that these excesses "were confined to a few places, and even in these condemned; " and I have now the pleasure to observe, that by the salutary "interpofition of the laws, the general tranquillity is reeftablished." VOL. II. B " Gen. |