necessary should be done; and accordingly, in pursuance of the recommendation from the throne, Mr. Orde, secretary of state for Ireland, on the 7th of February, 1785, laid before parliament, in the following series of propositions, the grand commercial regulations which had been digested during the recess into a regular system. There were two plans, obviously and radically different, on which a permanent arrangement might be formed on the basis of equality. 1. A system of mutual prohibition. 2. A systein of mutual admission. The reader will perceive that Mr. Orde's propositions embraced the latter system. ORIGINAL PROPOSITIONS. 1. Resolved, "That it is the opinion of this committee, that it is highly important to the general interest of the British empire that the trade between Great Britain and Ireland be encouraged and extended as much as possible, and for that purpose that the intercourse and commerce be finally settled and regulated on permanent and equitable principles for the mutual benefit of both countries. 2. Resolved, "That towards carrying into full effect so desirable a settlement it is fit and proper that all articles not the growth or manufacture of Great Britain and Ireland should be imported into either kingdom from each other reciprocally, under the same regulations and at the same duties, if subject to duties, to which they are liable when imported directly from the place of their growth, produce, or manufacture; and that all duties originally paid on importation into either country respectively shall be fully drawn back on exportation to the other. 3. Resolved, "That for the same purpose it is proper that no prohibition shall exist in either country against the importation, use, or sale of any article, the growth, product, or manufacture of the other; and that the duty on the importation of every such article, if subject to duty in either country, should be precisely the same in one country as in the other, except where an addition may be necessary in either country, in consequence of an internal duty on any such article of its own consumption. 4. Resolved, "That in all cases where the duties on articles of the growth, product, or manufacture of either country are different on the importation into the other, it would be expedient that they should be reduced, in the kingdom where they are the highest, to the amount payable in the other; and that all such articles should be exportable from the kingdom into which they shall be imported as free from duty as the similar commodities or home manufactures of the same kingdom. 5. Resolved, "That for the same purpose it is also proper, that in all cases where either king dom shall charge articles of its own consumption with an internal duty on the manufacture, or a duty on the material, the same manufacture, when imported from the other, may be charged with a further duty on importation, to the same amount as the internal duty on the manufacture, or to an amount adequate to countervail the duty on the material, and shall be entitled to such drawbacks or bounties on exportation as may leave the same subject to no heavier burden than the home-made manufacture; such further duty to continue so long only as the internal consumption shall be charged with the duty or duties to balance which it shall be imposed, or until the manufacture coming from the other kingdom shall be subjected there to an equal burden, not drawn back or compensated or exportative. 6. Resolved, " "That, in order to give permanency to the settlement now intended to be established, it is necessary that no probibition or new or additional duties should be hereafter imposed in either kingdom on the importation of any article of the growth, product, or manufacture of the other, except such additional duties as may be requifite to balance duties on internal consumption, pursuant to the foregoing resolution. 7. Resolved, "That for the same purpose it is necessary farther, that no prohibitions or new or additional duties should be hereafter imposed in either kingdom on the exportation of any article of native growth, product, or manufacture from CONTENTS ΤΟ Origin of the volunteer system-Its singular cha- racter and important services-Exertions made by Mr. Grattan to accomplish a free trade for Ireland -Proceedings upon that subject in the English parliament-Sentiments of Fox upon the Irish volunteers-Determination of the Irish commons to obtain a redress of commercial grievances—- Success-Increase of the volunteer bands- Administration of the Earl of Carlisle-His charac- ter-Accompanied by Mr. Eden (now Lord Auck- land) as secretary-Thanks of the house voted to the volunteers-Mr. Gardiner's efforts in behalf of the Roman catholics-Resolutions of the Ulster volunteers-Celebrated meeting of Dungannon- Marquis of Rockingham and Fox-Letters from those statesmen to Lord Charlemont-the Duke of Portland appointed viceroy-Under the auspices of this ministry the legislative independence of PAGE Administration of Lord Temple-Institution of the order of St. Patrick-Intended establishment of the Genevese colony-Lord Temple recalled, and succeeded by the Earl of Northington-The vo- lunteers become clamorous for parliamentary re- form-The conduct of Flood on this occasion- Appointed one of the committee to receive plans- Proceedings of the convention-Flood submits his own plan, which is finally adopted-Moves for leave to bring in a bill pursuant to that plan-In- Flood goes to England-Mr. Curran makes a motion |