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THE LO.-LIEUT. PRESENTED WITH HIS FREEDOM IN A GOLD BOX.
24 Jan., 1795. That His Excell. Will. Wentworth, Earl Fitz"\Villiam, Lo.-Lieut. of Ireland, be presented with his freedom in a Gold Box, with a congratulatory address to be presented by the Rt. Ron. Lord Carleton, our Recorder, and our Representatives in Parliament, and in case our Representative the Ron. Col. Hutchinson should not have returned from the Continent, where he has been in .the service of his country, that the Rt. Ron. Lord Donough- more be requested to attend for him, also one of our Sheriffs, and our c. s. That the Rt. Ron. Lo. Visct. Milton, Principal Sec. to His Excell,· be presented with his freedom in a Silver box. Ordered, that the Mayor, Sheriffs, and C. S., .Ald. Shaw and Mr. Jones, be a committee to prepare the above address. That the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Annesley be presented with his freedom by the Town Clerk; also, Charles McCarthy, Jun., mercht., having served the Mayor ; Francis Busteed, Jun., having served Francis B., Sen., brewer, be admitted freemen at large. It., That Mr. Kent buy 100 barrels of coals. Present--Mr. Mayor and Sheriffs ; .Alden. Owgan, Kent, Crowly, Harris, Shaw; Mr. Izod, Lucas, Busteed, and Jackson, C." S. 27 March, 1795. Copy of the Lord Lieutenant's Answer to the Address of the Common Council, presented by Mr. Sheriff Perrier and Mr. Common Speaker :. " My L-9-rds ~d Gentlemen, " I have received with thanks the honour you have done me by enrolling my name among the Freemen of your Ancient and Loyal Corpo- ration. It will give me an additional interest to that which every well- Wisher of his country must feel in the prosperity and happiness of a city in which so mu~h wealth, commerce, and consequence of the Empire cent~s. .,, As experience must have convinced .you that the spirit of the British Constitution and Government favours and cherishes in a peculiar degree the enterprises of commerce and the exertions of Manufacture and Trad& I should.naturally expect from you the assurance which you have given 138-2
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