Part 57

The common law of England.

Heads of bills for passing into a law the Habeas Corpus Act, and that for making the tenure of judges during good behaviour, have repeatedly passed the Irish House of Commons, but were not returned.

The Eng. Act of Ch. II, ch. --, calls the importation of cattle from Ireland a common nuisance.

This number of Irishmen was computed to have served in the fleets and armies of Great Britain during the last war.

The furs of Canada, the indigo of Florida, the sugars of Dominica, St. Vincent, and the Grenadas, with every other valuable production of those acquisitions Ireland was prohibited to receive but through another channel. Her poverty scarcely gathered a crumb from the sumptuous table of her sister.

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