The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

Voorkant
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012 - 266 pagina's
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAt. III. ASinlm's'trdtloh of (Lord Temple?Institution of the order of St. Patrick?Intended establish m'ent of the G'enevese colony?Lord Temple recalled, and succeeded by the Earl of Northing- ton?77 volunteers become clamourous for parliamentary reffrm?The conduct of Flood an this occasion?Appointed one of the committee 'to receive plans?'Proceedings of -the convention?Flood slibmi'ts his own plan, -which is finally adopted--Moves for leave to 'bring -in bill pursuant to'that plan?''Indignation of the house, a.V/0 consider it as originating with an armed body?The bill rejected. 1 HE repeal of the 6th Geo. I. was 'the Magrfa Charta of Ireland. It gave them, substantially, freedom; it placed the sources of lioerty 'in'their own hands, redeemed them from the tyraririy bf a foreign power, and secured to them a bulwark against any subsequent attempts to re-assert that power. When we consider the magnitude and importance of the acquisition it is impossible not to admire the mode in which it was obtained; it ia impossible not to feel astonishment in contemplating so great an event brought about by the instrumentality of an armed force, and yet theHis reformation ofabus'es. 83 Sacred cause unpolluted by one drop of human blood. It really forms a phenomenon in the history of nations and of mankind. Lord Temple arrived in Ireland on the 15th September, 1782, and was received with'very ge- ijeral expressions of joy. His administration was but a short one, though during the period, brief fts it.was, b, e set himself earnestly to work to correct multiplied abuses, which had crept into the management of public affairs. His brother (the present Lord Grenville) accompanied him as se- cretary. Like his father, (Mr. George Grenville, ) Lord Temple took business as a pleasure he wa...

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