tioned, considering the subject in the two points of view:
first, with respect to the particular forms; and secondly, to the
question, how far any difference in point of form can preclude the
Parliament of Ireland from the exercise of the same substantive
right as that which we have declared to vest in us under the
existing circumstances.

I have great doubts of the propriety of what you mention of an
address of the two Houses to empower you to give the royal assent
to any Bills, because that would prematurely, as it seems to me,
bring into discussion the great question of all--namely, how far
the Lords and Commons of Ireland have the right, either of
commanding the use of the _English Great Seal_, or of superseding
its use, in an instance in which _that_, and the concurrence of the
_English Council_, are fundamental points of the present
constitution of Ireland. I am quite sure that the safest of all
things will be the adjournment; and I think it very improbable that
such a proposal can be opposed, as it must extremely fall in with
the wishes of the party who are looking to the Government
immediately after the passing the English Bill. I have no means of
knowing or guessing at General Pitt's intentions, but should think
they can be no other than _royal_.

You could surely find no difficulty in pledging the servants of
Government in Ireland to the adjournment; because it can so clearly
be argued not to preclude any future opinion on the subject, and
still less to pledge anybody to the adoption of the English system;
but only shows the opinion of the Irish Parliament, that a
knowledge of the system adopted here, is a point which they wish
should enter into their deliberations respecting Ireland.

I am much amused with the circumstance of Lord Sh. and Lord T.
having sent their proxies, as it has answered no other purpose but
that of pledging them; for it now seems to be agreed, that no use
can be made of proxies in a case where the Parliament does not
legally meet, but is rather to be considered as an extraordinary
assembly of the same persons who constitute the two Houses of
Parliament. It is something more than a Convention, and something
less than a Parliament.

Our triumph here is very great. The indignation of the two Princes
is, b