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addrefs; the part you take in the late happy event in my family, completes the fatisfaction which I receive from it: and your affection to me appears equally manifeft from the share you take in the melancholy incident which we all regret, and ferves as a confolation to me. I fee, with pleafure, the continuance of that zeal, and true public fpirit, which I have long experienced in my faithful com mons, by your attention to the feveral objects recommended to your confideration, and particularly to the means of providing against a scarcity of corn, and for paying the public debt. You may depend upon my invariable atten. tion to the happiness and profperity of my kingdom.

The humble address to his Majefty, of the right hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the city of London, in Common Council affembled, prefented the 11th of No vember, 1767, on the happy occafion of the birth of a Prince; together with their condolence on the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of York; and his Majefty's most gracious anfwer.

May it please your Majefty, E your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the city of London, in Common Council affembled, happy in every occafion of approaching your foyal prefence with our moft dutiful congratulations, beg leave to exprefs our unfeigned joy on the fafe delivery of that moft excellent princefs the Queen, and the further increase of your royal family by the birth of another Prince.

We cannot but feel ourselves

deeply interested in every event which affects the illuftrious houfe' of Hanover, under whofe mild government the British fubjects have, for more than half a cen tury, been bleffed with a full enjoyment of their civil and religious rights, and a feries of happiness unknown to the fame extent in any former period.

Permit us, therefore, royal fir, at the fame time, humbly to of fer our fincere condolence on the much lamented death of your Majefty's royal brother the Duke of York, whofe many eminent and princely virtues have moft juftly endeared his memory to all your Majefty's loyal fubjects, and make the private lofs of the royal family, a public misfortune.

May the Divine Providence long preferve your Majefty; and may there never be wanting one of your Majefty's royal defcendants to be the guardian of our most happy conftitution.

His majesty's most gracious answer.

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I thank you for this loyal ad drefs, and for the fatisfaction you exprefs in the increase in my fa mily thofe expreffions of your zealous attachment cannot but be agreeable to me. The religion and liberties of my people always have been, and ever shall be, the conftant objects of my care and at tention; and I fhall efteem it one of my firft duties to inftil the fame principles into thofe who may fuc ceed me.

I regard your condolence on the melancholy event of the Duke of York's death, as an additional proof of your attachment to me and my family; and I take this firft opportunity of exprefling my thanks for it.

His excellency George Lord Viscount Townshend, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governor of Ireland, his fpeech to both houfes of parliament at Dublin, on Tuefday the 20th day of October, 1767; with their addreffes on the occafim, &c.

My Lords, and Gentlemen, I T is with great fatisfaction, that, in obedience to his Majefty's commands, I now meet you here in parliament, being confident that the end of all your confultations will be to fupport the honour of the crown and the juft rights and liberties of the people.

As nothing can be more condu. cive to thefe great ends, than the independency and uprightness of the judges of the land, in the impartial adminiftration of juftice, I have it in charge from his Majefty, to recommend this intereft ing object to parliament, that fuch provifion may be made for fecuring the judges in the enjoyment of their offices and appointments, during their good behaviour, as fhall be thought most expedient.

I fhall be happy to co-operate with you in this great work, fo graciously recommended by the King, and in whatever may tend to the effectual and expeditious diftribution of juftice throughout every part of this flourishing country, whofe conftitution and best fecurity is a government by law.

Deeply interested as we are in the domeftic happiness of our moft amiable Sovereign, you cannot but reflect with pleasure on the increase of his Majefty's family by the birth of a Princefs Royal; and affectionately attached as we muft be to every branch of that illuftrious houfe, I am perfuaded you

will feel moft fenfibly the affecting event of the death of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, whofe many and eminent virtues had juftly endeared him to his majesty and all his fubjects.

Gentlemen of the house of Commons,

I have ordered the proper officers to prepare and lay before you the neceffary eftimates, and have no other fupplies to ask but fuch as have been ufually given: trufting, at the fame time, to your wifdom and zeal, to make further provifions, if the neceffary fupport of government and the fafety of this country fhall require it.

My Lords and Gentlemen, The proteftant charter-fchools have, from their firft inftitution, met with the conftant affiftance and protection of parliament; the fame difpofition, I am perfuaded, will ftill continue, as they are the great fources of industry, virtue, and true religion.

The linen manufacture calls likewife for your utmost attention, and it would be a pleafing circumftance to me, if, during my adminiftration, I could fee foreigners entirely prevented from interfering in any article of this important confumption.

You may depend upon his Ma. jefty's gracious difpofition to con fent to all fuch laws as fhall be for the welfare and true interest of this kingdom.

On my own part, you may be affured, that I will, with the utmost fatisfaction, concur with you in every thing that may promote the public good; and upon all occafions contribute my best endea. vours for advancing the happiness and profperity of Ireland.

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The humble addrefs of the house of Lords to his Majefty.

Moft gracious Sovereign,

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E your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in parliament affembled, do embrace this earliest opportunity of teftifying our warm and unalterable zeal for your Majefty's facred perfon, family, and government.

Attached by the double tie of duty and affection, actuated by the moft juft confidence, founded on an uninterrupted experience of your favourable intentions towards this your loyal kingdom, we fhall make it the conftant object of our endeavours to fupport the honour of the crown, and the just rights and liberties of the people.

Permit us, royal Sir, to affure you, that our minds are fo filled with gratitude at this late inftance of your gracious protection, in recommending to parliament that fuch a provifion may be made for fecuring the judges of the land in the enjoyment of their offices and appointments, during their good behaviour, as may be found expedient, that we want words to exprefs our fentiments on this fubject, being fully convinced that independence is the bafis of impar tiality, and that whatever may tend to the effectual and expeditious diftribution of justice, and a government by law, are the best fecurities of our most valuable con.

ftitution.

Interested as we are in the extenfion of your royal houfe, we cannot fail of confidering every increase of your family a valuable acquifition to the ftate, whilft we feel a filial fatisfaction at every event which adds to the domeftic

comfort of our amiable Sovereign' and his royal confort.

Judge then, royal Sir, how fincere and dear is our concern at the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, whofe many and eminent virtues, the early pledges of every great and glorious act, juftly endeared him to your Majefty and all your fub, jects.

We beg leave to acknowledge your Majefty's goodness, in fending us a chief governor in every refpect fo well qualified to reprefent your Majefty.

Permit us alfo to affure your Majefty, that the Proteftant charter fchools, the great fource of induftry, virtue, and true religion, fhall have our utmost affistance and protection.

And that the linen manufacture, effential in its every branch and modification to the well-being of this kingdom, fhall employ our unwearied vigilance that foreigners be precluded from participating in the emoluments arifing from the confumption of that important commodity..

And we shall make it our study to model all fuch laws as fhall appear to us to be conducive to the welfare of this kingdom, in fuch a manner as to render them deferving of the fanction of your Maje fty's approbation.

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jefty's facred perfon, royal family, and government; and to return your Majesty our most unfeigned thanks for the confidence which your Majefty has been graciously pleafed to repofe in us; the continuance of which we fhall endeavour to deferve, by taking every measure, to the utmost of our abilities, that may tend to fupport the honour of the crown, and the juft rights and liberties of the people.

We are perfectly fenfible the abilities, uprightnefs, and independency of the judges of the land are conducive to thofe great ends; and filled with the warmeft fenfe of yourMajefty's paternal attention to the happiness of your faithful fubjects of this kingdom, we fhall molt cheerfully and gratefully concur in the important measure, fo graciously recommended to us by your Majefty, for fecuring the judges in the enjoyment of their offices and appointments during their good behaviour.

We are perfectly fatisfied the part that nobleman will take, to whom your Majefty has been pleaf. ed to commit the government of this kingdom, cannot fail to promote the important work recommended by your Majefty, as well as whatever elfe may tend to the effectual and expeditious execution of the laws, fo effential to the happiness of this kingdom, whofe conftitution and fecurity, we are fully fenfible, is a government by law.

Permit us to congratulate your Majefty upon the further addition to your illuftrious houfe, by the birth of a Princefs Royal; an event which must give the highest fatisfaction to a people fo deeply interested in the happiness of so

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excellent a fovereign, adorned with every virtue that conftitutes the great king, and the amiable father of a family.

Our condolence for the mélancholy event, fo recent and affecting, we know not how to offer to your Majefty; unwilling to renew your Majefty's fraternal grief, we fhall forbear to exprefs our feelings for the lofs of fo amiable a Prince, whofe eminent virtues had juftly endeared him to your Majefty and all your fubjects.

We have ever efteemed the proteftant charter fchools as great fources of induftry, virtue, and true religion, and fhall be ever ready to grant them fuch affiftance and protection, as must be found neceffary for their proper fupport and advancement. And we hall, with the utmoft affiduity, endeavour to put an effectual stop to every inconvenience that has hitherto impeded the improvement of that most important branch of our trade, the linen manufacture; and fhall be happy to fee foreigners entirely prevented from interfering in any article of it.

The great affection which your loyal and faithful Commons of Ireland have ever teftified for your facred perfon, and the fucceffion in your illuftrious houfe, will always induce them, to the utmost of their abilities, to grant fuch fupplies as may be neceffary for the fupport of your Majesty's government, and the fafety of this kingdom.

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Your Majefty's gracious difpofition to confent to all fuch laws as may be falutary for the welfare. and true intereft of this kingdom, calls for our warmest acknowledoments.

We beg leave Lumbly to affure

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your Majefty, that we confider it as a particular inftance of your Majefty's great attention to the welfare of this kingdom, that you have been graciously pleafed to appoint a chief governor, whofe ex

perienced abilities, as well in the in

cabinet as in the field, give us the highest expectations, that his Excellency will, in every circumftance, fupport the honour of the crown, and the juft rights and liberties of your Majefty's moft faithful fubjects of Ireland."

His Majefty's most gracious answer. His Majefty thanks the houfe of Commons for their loyal and affectionate addrefs, expreffive of that attachment to his perfon and, family, of which his faithful people of Ireland have, at all times, given the most undoubted proofs.

His Majefty, ever defirous of fupporting the rights and liberties of his people, equally with the honour of his crown, will receive with pleafure whatever fhall be offered to him, which fhall tend to promote the impartial adminiftration of justice, to enforce the execution of the laws, and to ftrengthen the prefent happy conftitution; and does not doubt that his faithful Commons, on their part, will be ready to grant, with cheerfulnefs and unanimity, fuch fupplies as fhall be asked of them, according to their abilities, which he will always attend to, for the fupport of his government, and the prefervation of the public fafety.

Every poffible improvement of the linen manufactory of Ireland, will be fure to meet with his Majefty's conuntenance and fupport.

His Majefty receives, with great fatisfaction, their congratulations on the increase of his family, and is fenfible of the tender concern

they exprefs for the lofs of his late royal brother the Duke of York.

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humble address of the house of Lords to his excellency. ful and loyal fubjects, the E his Majefty's most duti

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Lords Spiritual and Temporal in parliament affembled, beg leave to return your Excellency our hearty thanks for your most excellent fpeech from the throne.

We fhall endeavour, in all our proceedings, to confirm the favourable opinion your Excellency is pleased to entertain of us, and to convince your Excellency, that the fupport of the honour of the crown, and the juft rights and liberties of the fubjects, are the great objects of our deliberations.

His Majefty's paternal care of us in providing for the impartial adminiftration of justice, by fecuring to the judges the enjoy. ment of their offices and appoint ments during their good,behaviour, is fully proved, by his being gra ciously pleafed to recommend to us the framing fuch laws as may tend to that falutary purpofe: And we have an entire reliance on your Excellency's affurance, that you will co-operate with us in fuch laws as may beft promote the ef fectual and expeditious diftribution of juffice: thofe great objects of all well conftituted governments, and on which the happiness and profperity of fociety fo greatly depend.

We fhall always moft fenfibly feel whatever may contribute to the domeftic happiness of our most amiable Sovereign, and his illuftrious confort; and we therefore reflect, with the utmoft pleafure, on the increase of his Majefty's family, by the birth of a Princefs Royal.

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