purposes in
Ireland as in this Act mentioned," proposed to set up in Ireland a
Legislature[32] consisting of the Sovereign and two Houses, namely a
Legislative Council of 48 members to be returned under a restricted
franchise by the Irish counties and the boroughs of Dublin and Belfast,
and a Legislative Assembly of 103 members to be returned by the existing
parliamentary constituencies in Ireland. A Bill introduced into the
Irish Legislature was to pass both Houses; but in the event of
disagreement the proposals of the Legislative Assembly were to be
submitted, after a dissolution or a delay of two years, to a joint
Session of the two Houses. The executive power was to remain in the
Crown, aided and advised by an Irish Ministry (called an Executive
Committee of the Privy Council of Ireland), and the assent of the Crown
to Irish legislation was to be given or withheld on the advice of this
Executive Committee subject to any instructions given by the Sovereign.

The specific reservations and restrictions were contained in clauses 3
and 4 of the Bill, which were as follows:--

"3. The Irish Legislature shall not have power to make laws in
respect of the following matters or any of them:--

"(1) The Crown, or the succession to the Crown, or a Regency; or
the Lord Lieutenant as representative of the Crown; or

"(2) The making of peace or war or matters arising from a state of
war; or the regulation of the conduct of any portion of Her
Majesty's subjects during the existence of hostilities between
foreign States with which Her Majesty is at peace, in respect of
such hostilities; or

"(3) Navy, army, militia, volunteers, and any other military
forces, or the defence of the realm, or forts, permanent military
camps, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful
buildings, or any places purchased for the erection thereof; or

"(4) Authorising either the carrying or using of arms for military
purposes, or the formation of associations for drill or practice
in the use of arms for military purposes; or

"(5) Treaties or any relations with foreign States or the
relations between different parts of Her Majesty's dominions, or
offences connected with such treaties or relations, or procedure
connected with the extradition of criminals under any treaty; or

"(6) Dignities or titles of honour; or

"(7) Treason, tr