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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815. Excerpt:... tunity of hearing from themselves what their sentiments were. Mr. Fox urged Mr. Pitt not to wait for this or that member moving for persons to be examined, but of his own accord to bring to the bar some of the best informed of each branch of capital manufacture, that the House might sift the matter to the bottom before they embarked in it. May 12. During the remainder of the month of March, and the whole of April, the House was principally occupied in receiving the petitions and hearing the evidence of manufacturers and merchants of every description. This laborious investigation having been gone through, the propositions were again brought forward by Mr. Pitt, on the 12th of May, but with a variety of amendments, variations, and additions. To the original set of propositions, several new ones were added, some of them only supplemental to, and explanatory of the former, but several containing much new and important matter. The Propositions as proposed this day to the House by Mr. Pitt were as follow: "Resolved, 1. That it is highly important to the general interest of the British empire, that the intercourse and commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, should be finally regulated on permanant and equitable principles, for the mutual benefit of both countries. 2. " That a full participation of commercial advantages should be permanently secured to Ireland, whenever a provision equally permanent and secure shall be made by the parliament of that kingdom, towards defraying in proportion to its growing prosperity, the necessary expences in time of peace, of protecting the trade, and general interests of the empire. 3. " That towards carrying into full effect so desirable a settlement, it is fit and proper that all articles, not the growth or manufacture of...