te for the right to commit a fresh and
distinct act of misprision of treason, for which they are at this
time indictable, till this new offence is protected with the old
ones by a Bill of pardon.

The situation of the Secretary, who is afraid to act on his opinion
in a great parliamentary question, is neither respectable nor
useful; but I protest that I am not more a stranger to Buonaparte's
government of Egypt than I am to that of Ireland. It cannot
continue in this state; but unfortunately, in these times it is not
enough to see that a thing is wrong, but one must be sure that in
endeavouring to correct it we do not produce some fresh and greater
mischief. It is a bad subject, and _fait faire du mauvais sang_.

My flock is more docile, and my Emperors are going to war like good
boys, but they have been a long while bringing themselves to it.

The excellent effect produced by the presence of the English Militia in
Ireland, led Lord Grenville to desire the extension of a service which,
in many points of view, was admirably calculated to check the
insubordinate temper of the people. The English character offered an
example of steadiness and discipline which could hardly fail to make
some impression on the disordered masses of the population; while the
independence of all local interests and sectarian prejudices displayed
by those troops might be reasonably hoped to exercise a beneficial
influence on the minds of dispassionate people. Lord Cornwallis,
however, held a different opinion; but he was so chary in his
communications to the Cabinet, that we find Lord Grenville constantly
complaining of not receiving any intelligence from the Castle, either as
to the views of the Government or the events that were passing in the
country. "You will easily imagine," he observes in a letter to Lord
Buckingham, "I still feel some anxiety for further information, when I
tell you that neither from Lord-Lieutenant nor Secretary have we, by
this messenger, one word more than you will see in the 'Gazette'
published this day. This system must have its end." The zeal of the
English Militia was not likely to be much encouraged by the plan of
close councils and sudden resolves thus pursued by Lord Cornwallis, and
which, excellent, perhaps, in reference to regular troops, was
calculated to produce resentments and discontents amongst voluntary and
temporary levies. An unfortunat