Affairs of Ireland. - Population. -Ecclesiastical Divisions of the People.-
Discontents at Tythes. - Resistance made to their Collection.-Petition
of the principal Roman Catholics, for the Redress of sundry Grievances,
to the King. An Answer returned, containing a Number of Concessions.
-Secret Connections between many of the Irish and the French Revolu-
tionists, a Subject of Alarm in England. The Earl Fitzwilliam appoint-
ed to the Government of Ireland.-Meeting of the Irish Parliament.-
Ample Supplies granted. --The Catholic Party prepare to press and en-
force their Demands. - Lord Fitzwilliam endeavours to conciliate their
Favour.-Motion by Mr. Grattan, for Leave to bring in a Bill for the
Relief of the Roman Catholics. Carried.-Joy and Exultation of the Ca-
tholics. Damped, by Intelligence that the British Ministry are averse
to the Measure. Lord Fitzwilliam dismissed. Succceeded by Lord
Camden. An Address voted to Lord Fitzwilliam, by Parliament, highly
approving his Conduct. - Various Addresses to his Lordship from different
Parties of the disaffected.-Extreme versatility of the Irish Parliament.
-The Motions carried but a fero Days before, almost unanimously ne-
gatived now by great Majorities. The unsteadiness and tergiversation
of the Irish Parliament-men.-Sow the Seeds of Mistrust and Jealously
in their Constitutents. Altercations in the British House of Peers, res-
pecting the Instructions given so Lord Fitzwilliam, previously to his as-
suming the Government of Ireland.-Motion by the Duke of Norfolk,
for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the Conduct of Ministry in this Matter
and the Grounds for their Dismissal of the Earl Fitzwilliam from the
Office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.-Rejected.-Debates in the House
of Commons on a similar Motion. And which met with a similar Fate.-
Speech from the Throne. And Prorogation of Parliament.