To his Excellency JOHN Lord, CARTERET, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governor of Ireland. The humble Addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled. May it pleafe your Excellency, WE your Excellen 7E the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parlia- cy to accept of our moft fincere and hearty Thanks, for We think ourselves bound in a particular Manner to exprefs our grateful Senfe of your Excellency's Goodnefs, in declaring, that it was with great Pleafure you received his Majefty's Commands to meet us again in Parliament: We affure your Excellency, that we attend you with equal Pleafure; and among the many Inftances of his moft Gracious Majefty's conftant and unweary'd Care to promote the Eafe and Happiness of his People, and of the tender Concern which he has fhewn for the Profperity of this his Kingdom, we look upon it as a very remarkable one, that he has been pleafed to continue your Excellency in this Government, of whofe wife and juft Administration we have had such repeated Experience. We efteem it as a great Happiness, that the Zeal for his Majefty's Service, with which we acted at the Beginning of his Reign, has been approved of by your Excellency: And as we have enjoy'd that Security and Protection, of which his Majefty's great Wifdom and Goodness at that Time gave us fo juft an Expectation; fo we beg Leave to affure your Excellency, that our Zeal for his Majefty's Service is not in the leaft abated; and that we fhall be ready on all Occafions fo to exert ourselves, as in the most effectual Manner to exprefs the true Sense we have of his mild and gracious Government. With great Thanks we acknowledge the Goodness of God to us, in relieving the preffing Neceffities of this Kingdom by the late plentiful Harveft; and altho' the Occafion of thofe Disturbances, and other ill Confequences which of late have arifen amongst us, chiefly from the general Scarcity of Corn, feem now in a great Measure to be removed, yet we look upon Engrolling, Foreftalling, Regrating, and above all, upon Tumults and 1 and Riots, to be at all Times fuch pernicious Practices, and fo deftructive of the Peace and Welfare of this City, and the Kingdom in general, that we fhall readily concur in whatever Laws fhall be found neceffary to prevent them for the future; and as one very proper Means to hinder our being expofed to thofe Calamities, under which we have fo lately labour'd, we fhall be very ready to do our Part in framing fuch Laws as may be ex pedient and practicable for the employing of the Poor. The great Satisfaction which your Excellency is pleafed to exprefs on the Succefs of our Linnen Manufacture, is a further convincing Proof of your Excellency's Regard for the Intereft of this Kingdom; nor do we doubt but that your Excellency has great Pleafure in giving, as we have in receiving, that moft gracious Affurance from his Majelly, on which we fhall always most fecurely depend, that in promoting a Trade fo beneficial to this Nation, his Majefty will give us his Royal Favour and Protection. We affure your Excellency, that we are met together with full Refolution to act in all our Proceedings with fuch Temper and Unanimity, and to give fuch Difpatch to all publick Bufinefs, as may be moft for the Service of his Majefty, and the Good of this Kingdom; and that we shall be ready upon all Occafions to fhew the most dutiful Regard and inviolable Affection to his Majefty's Sacred Perfon and Government. Nor can we but be fenfible, that this is the most effectual Method of doing Service to the whole Kingdom, and at the fame Time of recommending ourfelves to his Majesty's Royal Favour; and the many Proofs which we hitherto have had of your Excellency's Goodnéfs to us, leave us no Room to doubt but that your Excellency will continue to make the fame favourable Reprefentation of our dutiful Behaviour, and conftant Zeal for his Majefty's, Service, as you always have been pleafed to do. I To which his Excellency was pleased to make this Answer. Thank your Lordships for this obliging Addrefs, and hope to preferve your good Opinion, by continuing my Endeavours for his Majesty's Service, and the Welfare of this Kingdom, and by faithfully reprefenting your Loyalty and Affection to his Majefty. To To his Excellency JOHN Lord CARTERET, Lord Lieu tenant-General, and General Governor of Ireland. The humble Addrefs of the Knights, Citzens and Bur geffes in Parliament affembled. May it please your Excellency, WE 7E his Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of Ireland in Parliament affembled, do return your Excellency our unfeigned Thanks for your Speech to both Houfes of Parliament. We are truly fenfible of his Majefty's conftant and un weary'd Care to promote the Eafe and Happiness of his People, and the Regard he has fhewn to the Profperity of this Kingdom; and affure your Excellency, that we fhall ufe our utmoft Endeavours to deferve the Continuance of his Majefty's Royal Favour, by anfwering his Expectations, in dispatching the Publick Bufinefs with a Chearfulness and Unanimity equal to that which your Excellency has been pleafed to approve of in our Proceedings, during our former Seffion. We can't but acknowledge it as a particular Inftance of his Majefty's Regard to us, that he has been pleafed to continue your Excellency our Chief Governor, who are in that high Station moft capable of ferving Him, and promoting the true Intereft of this Kingdom,' by your perfect Knowledge of the Affairs and Circumftances thereof. His Majefty has moft graciously fhewn his tender Concern for this Country, in defiring fuch Supplies as are neceffary to anfwer the Exigencies of the Govern ment, in fuch Manner as may be moft expedient and leaft burthenfome to his People; and in fending Three of thofe Regiments to this Kingdom, which the Publick Service requir'd to be employ'd Abroad. And we think ourfelves obliged in Duty and Gratitude to grant his Majefty fuch Aids as are neceffary for the Support of his Government; and he may rely on us for a moft ready Compliance with his Defires, which is juftly merited by his Care for the general Good and Profperity of his People. Your Excellency's Concern for the Welfare of this Kingdom, does, among many other Inftances, moft e minently appear in your recommending to us the Con fideration of feveral Laws neceffary for our Eafe, Peace, and Security; and we think it our indifpenfable. Duty to prepare fuch as may effectually anfwer thofe Ends propofed by your Excellency. We do with all Gratitude and Thankfulness acknowledge his Majefty's Goodness in renewing the Affurances he has been pleased to give us, of his Favour and Protection in carrying on the Linnen Manufacture of this Kingdom, which is the principal Branch of Trade we depend on for our Welfare and Support. Your Excellency's great Abilities and Experience, and your Zeal for our happy Conftitution both in Church and State, and your conftant Care and Regard for the Good of this Country, have gained you the univerfal Efteem and Affection of his Majefty's faithful Subjects of this Kingdom; and as your Excellency has the Honour of Reprefenting his Majefty's Royal Perfon, you have endeavour'd to follow his great Ex ample, by your wife, prudent and gentle Adminiftra tion. And we affure you, we shall do all in our Power to make your Government as eafy and honourable to your Excellency, as it has been agreeable and benefi. cial to us. To which his Excellency was pleased to return the HE obliging Manner in which you express your Sentiments of my Zeal for his Majefty's Service, and the Profperity of this Kingdom, gives me the greateft Satis faction. You may depend upon my utmoft Endeavours to deferve the Continuance of your good Opinion; and be affured, that I will jufely reprefent your Duty and Affection to his Majefty. The fame Day, (Sept. 25.) Mr. Conolly, Speaker of the House of Commons, was taken with a fainting Fit in the House, and was immediately carry'd Home, blooded and blifter'd, whereupon the Commons adjourn'd to Monday the 6th of October. Both Houfes of Parliament being met on Monday the 6th of October, did further adjourn to that Day Seven-. night, when being met again, the Right Honourable William Conolly, Efq; Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, who had filled that Poft with great Honour ever fince the Acceffion of his late Majefty, refigned the Chair. His Letter to the Honourable Houfe of Commons on this Occafion, was as follows: Gentlemen, Gentlemen, Am fo fenfible of the Honour of ferving you as Spea ker, that while I thought the Discharge of that Office might be inconvenient to me only, under my prefent ill State of Health, nothing could prevail on me to decline it; but fince I find that the publick Affairs may require my Attendance fooner than my Indifpofition will permit, I must humbly defire you, that (with his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's Leave) you would proceed to the Choice of another Speaker. I fhall always retain a grateful Senfe of the many Favours I have received from you, and fhall continue to concur with you in every Thing for the Service of my Country, which I am perfwaded will be the beft Return I can make for the great Honour with which you were pleafed to distinguish me. I am, Gentlemen, October 13, 1729. Your moft obliged and moft Wm. Conolly, Speaker: Mr. Secretary Clutterbuck inform'd the Houfe, that he was commanded by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant to acquaint the Houfe, that he had received a Letter from Mr. Speaker to the fame Effect; and that he gives Leave to this Houfe to proceed to the Choice of a new Speaker. Accordingly the Houfe proceeded to the Choice of a Speaker, and unanimously elected the Right Honourable Sir Ralph Gore, Bart. Chancellor of his Majefty's Exchequer. The next Day (October 14.) his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant went to the Houfe of Peers, and being feated on the Throne with the ufual Ceremony, the Commons were fent for, who prefented their new Speaker to his Excellency for his Approbation; when the faid Speaker made the following Speech: May it pleafe your Excellency, THE Commons of Ireland in Parliament aflembled, are now before your Excellency upon an Occafion, which, if their and my Wishes had prevail'd, would not have happen'd; they fee themfelves depriv'd of the Service of that great and valuable Perfon who has hitherto prefided in their Chair, with fo much Honour to himself, and Advantage to the Publick; this they think 10 |