But as regarded the control of the British Empire it corresponded roughly with facts.

The Empire was in the main the outcome of British energy and British strength, and the British Empire was governed by Great Britain.
The constitution of 1782 gave legislative independence to Ireland, but did not degrade the British Parliament to the position which will be occupied by the Imperial Parliament under the constitution of 1893.

The British Parliament remained supreme in Great Britain; the British Parliament controlled the Imperial policy both of England and of Ireland.

The British Parliament, or rather the British Ministry, virtually appointed the Irish Executive.

The British Parliament renounced all rights to legislate for Ireland[52]; the British Parliament technically possessed no representatives in the Parliament at Dublin.