The queen, by her remonstrances to the court of Versailles, had procured the enlargement of one hundred and thirty-six protestants from the galleys: understanding afterwards that as many more were detained on the same account, she made such application to the French ministry that they too were released.

Then she appointed general Ross her envoy-extraordinary to the king of France.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT.
The duke of Shrewsbury being nominated lord-lieutenant of Ireland, assembled the parliament of that kingdom on the twenty-fifth day of November, and found the two houses still at variance, on the opposite principles of whig and tory.

Allan Broderick being chosen speaker of the commons, they ordered a bill to be brought in to attaint the pretender and all his adherents.

They prosecuted Edward Lloyd for publishing a book entitled, "Memoirs of the chevalier de St.George;" and they agreed upon an address to the queen, to remove from the chancellorship sir Constantine Phipps, who had countenanced the tories of that kingdom.
The lords, however, resolved that chancellor Phipps had, in his several stations, acquitted himself with honour and integrity.

The two houses of convocation presented an address to the same purpose.