Grattan

Henry, an Irish statesman; born in Dublin, July 3, 1750; graduated at Trinity College, and went to London to study and practise law. In 1772 he was called to the bar and three years after entered the Irish House of Commons. He immediately became distinguished in the opposition and infused that spirit into the country, whick in two = aroused 80,000 volun. teers and produced in 1782 a renee! of the statute of Gth George L. whick had enacted that the crown of Ire land was inseparably connected witt that of Great Britain; that Ireland was bound by British acts of Parliament when named therein; that the Irish House of Lords had no jurisdic. tion in matters of mye; and that the last resort in all cases of law and ar was the British House of Lords. ‘or his share in the acquire ment of this conce ion the Irish Par. liament in a burst of national en thusiasm, voted him £50,000 and a house and lands for him and his heirs une, At the opening of the century hen the union was carried Mr. Grat: fan entered the House of Commons eing elected for Malton, Yorkshire. in 1805, and in the following year