The Annual Register, Or, a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year Volume 9 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1800 Excerpt: ...nature to that avoided by the previous question, and which is become the more necessary, from the declaration of his majesty's minister"; in debate--that the government of France is of such a character as to preclude the possibility of treating, so long as they shall continue to act on their present principles. a declaration which we conceive to convey little less than a determination to carry on the war upon such principles that it can alone be terminated by the destruction of one or both of the nations. " Bedford, Laudekdale, Buckinghamshire, GuiLKORD. Frotcft against the Rejection s/" the Mt. ion J r iirv jligating the Cause os Lord Fitawilliam's Rteal, Maj 8 "795 1st, BECAUSE the removal, in the midst of a selfion of parliament, of such an officer of the crown as a lord-lieutenatit of Ireland, the immediate and sole representative"of majesty in that kingdom, under the circumstances, is singular, perhaps unprecedented. The effects of that bold and unusual measure, especially in the present critical state of affairs, cannot be indifferent. It is a fact notorious, and not contradicted, that the house of lords and the house of commons in that kingdom, did, at the moment of his recal, directly and explicitly, in a solemn vote and resolution of each house, declare their confidence in the lord-lieutenant. It is a fact equally notorious, and equally uncontradicted, that these votes of confidence from both houses of the Irilh parliament were in perfect conformity to the opinions and wislies of all descriptions of the people of that nation. 2dly, Because a strong charge of malversation in office, supported by clear proof or strong presumption, ought to be produced, to weigh against those solemn teliimoniesof a parliament, and those declar...