dangered his life. This accident threw the whole city of Paris into as great a confternation as if it had been taken by form; The Churches refounded with vows for his recovery; the prayers of the clergy and the people were every moment interrupted with their fobbings, and, from fo dear, fo tender an affection, he derived the furname of Well-beloved. On his recovery he laid fiege to Fribourg, and foon after poffeffed himfelf of all Swabia. After this fuccefs the King returned to Paris, where he was received as the avenger of his country, and as a father whom they had been fearful of lofing.

The Emperor Charles VII, the unfortunate Elector of Bavaria, funk under the weight of his miferies at Munich, in January 1745, leaving this leflon to the world, that the fummit of human grandeur may be the pinnacle of calamity. His fon was too young to accede to the Imperial throne, and foon after renounced the alliance with France. Lewis XV, and the Dauphin were prefent with Marthal Saxe, at the fiege of Tourney and the battle of Fontenoy, the particulars of which are too well known to be mentioned here. This action decided the fortune of the war. Ghent, Oudenarde, Oftend soon after furrendered to the King, who returned to Paris, amidst the congratulations of the people, in September 1745. The Queen of Hungary had notwithstanding influence to procure the election of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, her husband, and herfelf, to the Imperial throne, at Francfort, in fpite of the oppofition of France and Pruffia, who, in the next year, made peace with Auftria, leaving all the weight of the war upon Lewis XV.

The difafters which befel Marshall Maillebois in Italy, the revolution at Genoa, and the adventures of the Pretender in England and Scotland, during the conquests of the Low-Countries by the French, are foreign to our prefent subject; therefore, after barely mentioning them, we fhall proceed with obferving, that the King, failing in his efforts to restore the tranquility of Europe, completed his conquefts on the continent; unfortunate in all parts where he was not prefent, and victorious in every enterprise in which he accompaniJune, 1774.

ed Marshal Saxe. He continually urged a general pacification, which was become absolutely necessary; for all the parties concerned in the war had now no pretence left for defiroying each other. The battle of Laufeld was gained by the King and Marshal Saxe over the Duke of Cumberland; and the taking of Bergen-op-zoom, (a place deemed impregnable) by M. Lowendahl, followed directly after. The English, on their fide, had uncommon fuccefs at fea. They took the ftrong fortress of Louifbourg in North-America, and conquered the French in feveral engagements; fo that what France gained on the one fide the ioft on the other. Her colonies were expofed, her commerce ruined, and her navy deftroyed. Peace at length feemed equally acceptable to all parties, and was accordingly concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, from which period to the year 1755, Europe enjoyed a profound tranquility, and refembled a large family happily reconciled after a long quarrel.

A flight difpute arose, in the year last mentioned, between England and France. with refpect to the limits of Nova-Scotia, which terminated in another war, in the beginning of which, June 1756, Minorca was taken from the English, with whom the King of Pruffia made an alliance; and the Emprefs Maria Therefa united her arms with France. The various operations of this war are fufficiently known. The English ruined the French in Afia, drove them out of Africa, and poffeffed themselves of all their fettlements in North-America; and took the Havannah and Manilla from the Spaniards, who had made a treaty offenfive and defenfive with the Court Versailles. The extraordinary expences of this war amounted in one year in France to four hundred millions.

Previous to the commencement of hoftilities, a number of religious difputes arofe in Paris, which gave Lewis XV. great trouble to regulate; and, on the 5th of January, 1757 the King was ftabbed in the Court of Versailles, in the midst of his guards, by a desperate ruffian, named Robert Damien, whose gloomy difpofition had always bordered on madnefs. This miferable wretch declared, that what he did was for the fake of religion. It never could be discovered

that

He died by the hands of the executioner under the most excruciating tortures. Many complaints, about that time, being made against the Jefuits, who had been banished from Portugal for advifing the affaffination of his Faithful Majefty, Lewis XV. having recovered from his wound, interfered in their favour; but, finding them condemned by the parliament upon the rules of their own inftitution, he, fome time after, by a folemn edict, totally abolished this Order; and they were then driven from all the dominions of the King of Spain, from the Sicilies, Parma, and Malta.

A treaty of peace was concluded at Paris, between his Britannic Majesty, Lewis XV, and the King of Spain, on the 10th day of February, 1763. After fo extenfive and fanguinary a war, it was neceffary that Europe fhould enjoy a long repofe to enable her to recover, in fome degree, her former ftrength and profperity; and happily every appearance has concurred fince that time to infure the ftability of a peace, which was fo much wanted.

In the year 1765, the Emperor died at Vienna, and his fon Jofeph afcended the Imperial throne, by the intereft of France, without oppofition. In the month of May 1766, the unfortunate Count Lally, was tried and condemned by the Parliament of Paris, for mifbehaviour during his command in the East Indies, and made his defence with great elegance and precifion. He was, notwithstanding, executed three days after his trial. The island of Corfica, the natives of which had long opposed the Genoefe, was taken poffeflion of by the French in 1769. The Dauphin was married, in May 1770, to Maria of Auftria, when a difmal accident happened by the croud preffing to fee the firework exhibited on that occafion at Paris, by which 560 perfons were killed. In September the fame year, Madam Louifa, the King's youngest daughter, took the veil in the Carmelite Convent at St. Denis. Nothing very material occurred befides during this reign, towards the conclufion of which the Duke de Choifeul, Prime Minifter, was difgraced, and the Duke de Vrillaire promoted to that important poft in his ftead.

King was taken ill of an eruptive which was by fome faid to be the

Lewis XV. married, in 1725, Maria Princess of Poland, who died at Verfallies, the 24th of June, 1768, aged fixty-five years. Their iffue were,

Lewis, Dauphin of France, who died at Fontainebleau the 20th of December, 1765, aged thirty-fix years.

Maria Adelaide, Duchess of Lorrain, born 1732.

Victoria Louifa, born 1733.
Sophia, born 1734.

Louifa Maria, born 1737.

The late Dauphin of France married Maria Josepha of Saxony, who died at Verfailles, the 13th of March, 1767, aged thirty-five years, by whom he had itfue.

Lewis Auguftus, the prefent King, born 1754, who was married, in the year 1770, to Maria Antonietta, fitter of the Emperor of Germany, born 1755. L. Stan. Xavier, Count de Provence, born 1754.

Charles Philip, Count d'Artois born

1757.

Maria Adelaide, born 1759.
Elizabeth Philippa, born 1764.

Duties of a good Clergyman. The good Shepherd giveth his Life for the Sheep; but the Hireling fleeth, because be is an Hireling, and careth not for the Sheep. St. John, chap. x.

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Na late perufal of the form and manner of ordaining deacons and priests for the church of England, I was awfully ftruck with the folemn ceremonial attendant on it; and admired the wifdom and fanctity of the compilers of thofe holy ordinances: as I venerate the facred function, and hold it in the higheft efteem, when difcharged with due propriety, and think, with a late ingenious writer, that "even impiety will then approach the clergy with due refpect, and infidelity itself with proper reverence;" yet I cannot help observing, that there are fome, who, to the difgrace of their order, violate the facred oaths which they take at their ordination, and act in many respects unworthy their vocation.

They declare at this solemn instituti

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on, in the awful prefence ne Almighty God, that they trust" they are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost, to take upon them their office and miniftration; that they are truly called according to the will of our Lord Jefus Chrift, to the ministry of the church to inftruct the youth in the catechifm; to baptize and preach;-to search for the fick, poor, and impotent people of their parish, that they may be properly relieved. They promife alfo, to be wholesome examples of their flock; and as they receive the Holy Ghost by the impofition of the bifhop's hands, fo they promife to be faithful difpenfers of the word of God, &c."

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Now, let us fuppofe a mercenary clergyman, for "fome time-ferving political job,” accepts a living as the wages of iniquity and having an eafy independent fortune of his own, refides not at all on the spot, nor vifits it oftner than once a year, to receive the ftipend thus meanly obtained; and what is more reprehenfible, is fo truly indolent, and averfe to all clerical duties, that he will not even affiit his laborious brethren where he refides, on any emergency whatever.

Can fuch a clergyman pretend to fay, "that he ever was inwardly moved by the Holy Ghoft, to take upon him the miniftration which he thus abandons," or has the Holy Ghoft forfaken him? Can fuch a one fay," that he was truly called according to the will of our Lord Jefus Chrift, to the ministry of the church, which he thus thamefully neglects? Or, that he will diligently read the fcriptures unto the people alfembled in the church, which he is appointed to ferve, who never refides at all among them?"-Can that man be "a wholesome example to his flock, who fcarce ever goes near them? Who neither baptizes infants; inftructs the youth in the catechifm; nor fearches after the fick, poor, and impotent of his parish, in order to relieve their wants and diftreffes? Can fuch a one, however fanétified in his outward deport ment, be faid " to have always in his remembrance, how great was the truft committed to him at his ordination? Can he be supposed to know or believe, the greatnefs of the fault, and alfo the hortid punishment that will enfue, if the church, or any member thereof, take

any hurt or hindrance, by reason of his negligence?" Can a man be faid to "inftrust the people committed to his care," who pays them only a fhort occafional vifit; though he has folemnly determined, "with the Lord's help, to act the reverfe," in fo important a charge? Can fuch a one be faid, to give conftantly public and private monitions and exhortations, as well to the fick, as the whole within his care," whofe annual vifit is only to receive the wages of indolence, and unpardonable neglect ?—Can a man be faid to confcientiously discharge his duty as a clergyman," who never vifits the fick, exhorts the enquiring penitent, or adminifters to him the comfortable hopes of falvation? Ought fuch important duties to be neglected by thofe, who are informed at their ordination, that the

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forgiveness of fins is committed to them" A charge undoubtedly of no fmall importance.

Such conduct, therefore, is a proftitution of the facred function, fo folemnly invoked at the altar, in the pretence of God himself. This certainly is not to follow the example of the amiable Jefus, whofe miniftry was inceffantly employed in doing good, inculcating the focial virtues of benevolence, and preaching the glad tidings of faivation to all. Is it not rather to turn apostate to him, and to the moft folemn vows, that can be taken in the moft awful of courts? Pudet hæc opprobia nobis.

To conclude, can fuch drones as thefe be called "labourers in the harvest;" or be entitled to the appellation of

meffengers, watchmen, and ftewards of the Lord" No, furely, fuch men muft ever be looked on as a reproach to the facred office. It is from fuch shameful negligence of duty and example that fome weak minds think fo lightly of the mott amiable of all religions but they muft be weak indeed, to form their judgment from fuch unprofitable fervants, who neither toil in the facred vineyard, nor like faithful fhepherds, watch over the flocks intrufted to their care; who neither by their preaching, exhortation, nor example, fhew themselves worthy of the vocation they have fo folemnly af fumed; but are a fcandal to that facred miniflry, which would do honour even to angels themselves, to contemplate and inculcate.

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Nothing is of more Importance to the Inhabitants in general of this Kingdom, than the Proceedings of the Houfe of Commons, fince every fingle Individual is affected thereby. And although the News-papers of this City give juft and authentic Intelligence thereof, yet from the Nature of their being published in loofe Papers, they are not so easy to be preferued, nor fo agreeable to thofe Readers who would wish to have it in their power to recur to them, or to read them in one continued feries. We fhall, therefore, arrange the Proceedings of the whole Seffions in one digefted Narrative, in which nothing material will be omitted, nothing superfluous introduced; but every Tranfaction traced through its feveral periods, in a connected chain: and in the Courfe of this Account we shall give every Bill brought in, its progress, and good or evil fuccefs; with so much of the Subftance thereof as is necessary for our Readers to know.

A Hiftory of the Fourth Seffions of the Second Parliament of Ireland, in the Reign of his prefent Majefty, began on Tuesday the 12th of October, 1773, and ended June 2, 1774.

N Tuesday the 12th day of October, 1773, the house of commons met, pursuant to its laft prorogation, and being fent for by the Lord Lieutenant, his Excellency opened the sessions with a fpeech (which fee in our Magazine for October laft, p. 559.) When the houfe was returned, and his Excellency's fpeech read, Lord Belfield (kni ht of the fhire for the county of Weftmeath) moved for an addrefs to his Majefty; and the Rt. Hon. James Fortefcue (knight of the thire for the county of Louth) moved for an addrefs to his Excellency, in confequence of his fpeech from the throne; both which motions were agreed to, and committees appointed to prepare the addreffes.

The Hon. James Dawfon, elected for the borough of Portarlington in the Queen's county, in the room of Sir Thomas Butler, Bt, deceased.

John Blaquiere, Efq; (fecretary to the Lord Lieutenant) elected for the borough of Old Leighlin in the county of Carlow, in the room of Thomas Monck, Efq; deceased,

Robert Jephfon, Efq; elected for the borough of St. Johnstown in the county of Longford, in the room of Charles Newcomen, Efq; deceased, and

Jocelyn Deane, Efq; elected for the borough of Baltimore in the county of Cork, in the room of Richard Tonson, Efq; deceased, took the accustomed oaths and their feats in the house.

New writs were ordered to be made out for the borough of Lifford in the county of Donegal, in the room of the the Hon. John Creighton, now Lord Erne; and for the county of Dublin, in the room of the Hon. Anthony Brabazon, now Earl of Meath.

An act for the more effectual punishing wicked and diforderly perfons, who have committed or fhall commit violences, and do injuries to the perfons or properties of any of his majefty's fubjects in the counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh, city and county of Londonderry, and county of Tyrone, or any of them; and for the more effectual bringing to juftice certain offenders therein mentioned," had been pafled laft feffions, and had given great uneafinefs to numbers of perfons. For tho the outrages of the perfons called bearts of feel justly merited punishment, and the putting an end to them was a most desirable object, yet feveral perfons thought that bringing offenders to be tried out of their own vicinage was a breach in the constitution; it was therefore the first object of the Marquis of Kildare, (member for the city of Dublin) to move for leave to bring in a bill to repeal that act; leave was given on the motion, and his Lordship, with Mr. Huffey, (member for the borough of Athy in the county of Kildare) the Rt. Hon. Thomas Conolly (knight of the fhire for the county of Londonderry) and Mr. O'Neil (member for the borough of Randeltown in the county of Antrim) who had brought in the former bill, were appointed to prepare the fame, both these gentlemen having feconded the motion, as the act was become useless.

On the next day (Wednesday Oct. 13) the addreffes to his Majesty and the Lord Lieutenant were reported to the house, and after going through the usual forms, were agreed to without any oppofition; for, as there was the highest reliance on Lord Harcourt's general character, every member feemed willing to hope

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the best from his administration; and to teftify a condence in his Excellency's promises.

Sir Lucius O'Brien (knight of the fire for the county of Clare) moved for, and obtained leave to bring in "heads of a bill to revive and amend an act for the encouragement of tillage and navigation, by granting a bounty on the carriage of corn coaft-ways:"And that gentleman, with Mr. Denis Daly (knight of the fhire for the county of Galway) were appointed to prepare the fame.

A committe was also appointed to enquire into the ftate of the linen manufacture of this kingdom.

On the next day (Thursday Oct. 14.) as a quarterage bill had been long the defire of the citizens of Dublin, the Marquis of Kildare moved for leave to bring in heads of a bill for confirming and afcertaining the aids and contributions payable by the freemen and nonfreemen of the feveral corporations in the city of Dublin; and his Lordship, with Doctor Clement (the other member for the city of Dublin) were ordered to prepare the fame.

"Heads of a bill to alter and amend the act for better regulating the Foundling Hofpital and Work House, and increafing the fund for the fupport thereof; alto for making a provision for appointing a Locum Tenens in cafe of the death or abfence of the lord-mayor, or prefident of the court of confcience," were ordered in, and Mr. Lodge Morres (member for the borough of Initioge in the county of Kilkenny) Mr. John Burke, jun. (member for the borough of Naas in the county of Kildare) the Hon. John Butler (member for the borough of Newcastle in the county of Dublin) Mr. Dixie Coddington (member for the borough of Dunleer in the county of Louth) Mr. John Fofter (knight of the fhire for the faid county) Mr. Hercules Langrifhe (member for the borough of Knoctopher in the county of Kilkenny) Doctor Clement, and Mr. Thomas Adderly (member for the town of Bandon in the county of Corke) were appointed a committee to prepare the fame.

A petition from the corporation of Brewers and Malfters, complaining of the great decay of their trade, and praying for relief, was prefented, and

referred to a committe appointed to examine therein.

A wanton and malicious cutting and maiming had long been a reproach to this nation, as a fhocking remains of the antient barbarity and uncivilization of the lower class of people in this country. Mr. Edward Tighe (member for the borough of Wicklow) with a very laudable zeal for the fuppreffion of such cruelty, moved for leave to bring in "heads of a bill for the preventing malicious cutting and deforming, and to punish offenders called chalkers," and that gentleman, with the Marquis of Kildare, Mr. James Shiel (member for the borough of Dundalk in the county of Louth) the Hon. James Browne (member for the borough of Jamestown in the King's county) and Doctor Clement, were ordered to prepare the

fame.

The Rt. Hon. James Fortefcue moved for leave to bring in" heads of a bill for amending the public roads;" which being given, that gentleman, with the Hon. James Browne, Mr. Foster, Mr. Robert Fitzgerald (member for the borough of Dingle Icouch in the county of Kerry) and Mr. Lodge Morres, were ordered to prepare the fame.

The houfe then went with the addreffes to the castle.

The employment of a taster of wines, being thought by fome gentlemen a very ufelefs place, especially as fo large a falary as 1000l. a year was annexed to it, Sir Edward Newenham, Kt. (member for the borough of Enniscorthy in the county of Wexford) moved to have the patent, or commiffion of fuch appointment, laid before the house.

As the first bufinefs of the feffions is to provide a proper fupply, the public accounts were neceffary to be inspected previous to any fleps taken on that head; accordingly

1. An abstract of the receipts and payments in the treafury, for two years from lady-day 1771 to lady-day 1773.

2. A lift of payments made in the treafury office, Dublin, pursuant to acts of parliament, in two years, from ladyday 1771 to lady-day 1773; and

3. A lift of payments made in the treafury office, pursuant to his majefty's letters, from lady-day 1771 to lady-day 1773, were prefeated by his Excellency's

order,