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From the London Evening Post, dated May 14,
1782.
To the Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders of the
County of Middlesex.
Gentlenfen,
I MOST heartily congratulate you on the success of
your heady, spirited, and generous effort, in a cause
of the Frft consequence to every elector in this kingdom,
the cause of the right of election, so long depending be
tween you and a former house of commons. After ma
ny years unavailing flruggles against a despotic admi
nistration, and acorrupt majority in parliament, your
public virtue has, by perseverance and unremitting
energy, at last brought a question of infinite moment
to a final decilion in favour of liberty. We have now
obtained a direct and unequivocal vindication of our
most essential rights, rights coeval with the Englilh con
flitution, that perfection of human wisdom, that no
blest work of man. You have the high fatisfaftion of
observing an upright senate assert the privileges of an
injured people againftthe encroachments of power,
and decide in favour of their fair and just claim to a
share in the legiflature.^ The proceedings of this house
of commons I shall with rapture tranferibe from their
votes. You will, lam sure, accept them as the only
atonement which could be made under a good govern
ment, for the violation of your franchifes, and the in
juries of former flagitious administrations. This branch
of our constitution is now restored to its original for m,
and established on a foundation not to be shaken. No
precedent can now be drawn from the injustice and vio
lence of arbitrary ministers. An incapacity, for the
express purpose of defeating your declared intentions,
will not be again created by a vendi&ive and venal
majority in one part only of the legislature. A minis
ter will not again nominate the representative of this
refpe&able county to the great council of the nation,
The man of your free choice, will have the distin
guished honour of representing you, and the glo
ry is your's of having secured the fame invaluable
franchife to every elector in the island. Not the least
trace will now remain of the various deep-laid plans
of fraud and violence, of fubtile insinuation, alarming
menace, and diced insult, to which your calm and un
daunted spirit always rose superior. The historian's
page will however record the wickedness and infamy of
your enemies, the public robbers of the rights of free
men, and will hold up the steady virtue of the free
holders of Middlesex, as an objed of imitation to all
future ages.
My excellent colleague, Mr. Byng, seconded and
supported my motion, with the zeal which always
animates him in your service, and the cause of his coun
try.
Votes of the House of Commons.
Pages 574, 575. Friday, May 3, 1782.
THE house was moved, That the entry in the jour
nal of the house, of the 17th day of February, 1769,
of the resolution, " That John Wilkes, enquire, hav
" ing been in this session of parliament expelled this
" house, was and is incapable of being elected a mem
“ ber to serve in this present parliament," might be
read.
And the fame being read accordingly :
Resolved,
" That the said resolution be expunged from the
journals of this house, as being subversive of the rights
of the whole body of eledors of this kingdom."
And the fame was expunged, by the clerk, at the ta
ble, accordingly.
Ordered,
" That all the declarations, orders and resolutions
of this house, refpeding the election of John Wilkes,
esquire, for the county of Middlesex, as a void electi
on, the due and legal election of Henry Lawes Luttrell,
esquire, into parliament for the said county, and the
incapacity of John Wilkes, efq; to be elected a mem
ber to serve in the said parliament, be expunged from
the journals of this house, as being subversive of the
rights of the whole body of electors of this kingdom."
And the fame were expunged by the clerk, at the ta
ble, accordingly.
Give me leave, gentlemen, to slate a circumflance
with refped to a business of this weight and moment,
which I am sure will add to the pleasure you receive in
this triumph of liberty. The victory was gained by
the most honourable means ; means worthy the goodness
of the cause. No unfairmethod was taken to secure a
majority, nor miniflerial manoeuvre pradifed. No let
ter from the treasury, no mandate from any secretary,
issued to inforce attendance. The flighted solicitation
was not urged by any man in power, nor a single emis
sary sent on the wing to colled scattered mercenaries,
troops tong kept up for the worst of purposes, but
now happily disbanded. Every man was left to follow
the didates of his conscience, which insured our success.
The ministers gave you only the fame Support as iudi-
S A TURD A Y,
VOL. XL!
O^@W^^BM
GEN ERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Phi adciphia. August 3, 178%.
The necessitous situation of the
Prnnfylvania Help til, obliges the manages to call on
ail persons indebted thereto for intareft, annuitier, and
ground rents, to make immediate payment, to enable
them to carry on the benevolent design of tire infti^on.
Published bv order of a board of managers.
MORDECAI LEWIS, Team er.
RAN- AWAY from the subscriber a ler
vant LAD, this country born, aged ^bont 16
years; had on when he went away a broadcloth jacket
without /leaver, the skirts cf which are cut er tore ff
even with the pockets, his shirt and trowters I believe
to ba tow cloth, his hat a c^t r, Any person who
may apprehend the above detected lad, and (erule
him in any jail, so that I may get him again, dial! re
ceive the above reward, and reafonatk charges allow
ed if brought home, by
JONATHAN RUMFORD.
street of the city. It is laid out in lots of
four acres and perches each; the pur
chaser paying one-fourth of the purchase
money down, may have credit for the re
maining three-fouthslome time, if required :
A plan of the lots may be seen, and the
terms of sale known, by applying to
ASSHETON HUMPHREYS, Esquire,
ELIJAH BROWN, or the subscriber on
the premises.
Aug. 15, BENJ. HEMINGS.
DY mistake, the sth infant, a person
' that had bought some black l<ad pencils, st a (hop
in Second-ftr.it, paid a Fifty Do,La Bank Note in
stead Qf Fifteen Dollars. The Owner of the Bill, by
enquiring of Printer, may be informed where to have
the Mistake rectified. > Aug. 9.
To be Sold at private Sale,
TH A r part of the place heretofore
advertised in this paper by the sub
scriber, lying on the east fide of the
road, and within one mile of the South-
I am happy, gentlemen, to acquaint you, that the
appointment of a committee to examine into the pre
sent Rate of the reptefentation of the commons of
Great-Britain, is on the eve of being moved in the
house of commons, by a gentleman of as great abilities,
matured even in youth, as this country has at any
time produced. You long ago fuggefled the idea of the
propriety of such a measure, and in pursuance of your
infractions I had the honour in March, 1776,0 f mov
ing the house for leave to bring in a bill for a just and
equal representation of the people of England in par
liament, but without success. The solemn engagement
between us, in 1774, at a numerous county meeting,
in relation to this and other essential objeds, I have
never loft fight of, and shall ever hold sacred. Some
of the most important particulars of that engagement,
reflecting the fair and equal representation of the peo
ple in the house of commons, and the shortening the
duration of parliaments, are among the grand objeds,
the striking features of the intended enquiry. You
will always find me, gentlemen, uniformly pursuing
the noble plan of liberty, which you early marked out
for my condud, and above all, endeavouring to in
force the clear right of the people of England, to the
free and frequent choice of their representatives.
I am, Gentlemen,
With much reapedand gratitude,
Your faithful and obedient
humble servant,
JOHN WILKE S.
Prince's court, Weftminfler,
Monday, May 6, 1782.
viduals this year, which they have regularly since 1768,
with an alacrity manifefting a fettled determination to
uphold and support the rights of election, which they
have restored.
Delaware fine, Wilmington Atguft ix, 1782
Six Dollars Reward.
O R, THE
THE
Claudius Paul Raguet,
Has imported from France, in the Ship St. Helens,
and is now felling the following G 0 0 D S, at his
Store in Water-street, below Walnut street,
SUPERFINE Broadcloths, Laval Linen, Britannia#,
0 Silk and Cotton Stockings for men and women,
Slk Gloves and Mitte, Umbrellas, Calicoes and
Chinzes, Bedticking, Checks, check & choletts Hand
kerchiefs, and a Variety of other Dry Goods.
ALSO, White Ltad, pig and Iheet Lead, window
Ghli.
DARK and lightblue,
scarlet, deep and
pea green,London brown,
claret, blcffom, flefh,
olive, lead, plumb nut,
purple, dark and light
grey, laylock and mixed
coloured fupeifine and se
cond Clotis.
Green Cloth suitable for
billiard tables,
Light and dirk ground
Cottons, Calicoes and
Chintzes,
Sailcloth,
Roval lava!, Flanders and
Britannia Linens.
Sittwe and Brocades,
James & John Craig,
At their STORE in Dock-street, near the Drawbridge'
have for SALE,
LONDON particular and London mar
ket old Madeira Wine, in pipes, hogfl&ds and
quarter calks.
Excellent Pork in barrels.
White and brown Havanna Sugars.
Welt-India Rum.
Tanners Oil in barrels.
Indigo of the firft quality. And
A small Quantity cf DRY GOODS.
LIKEWISE, A Quantity of heavy Maryland and
Virginia Tobacco, and foroe Bar Iron. July 24.
For Sale, One Fourth of the Ship
St. Helena.
TO BE SOL D,
A few Hogsheads, Barrels and Boxes of
S U GA R:
Likewise, Best Bohea TEA, per Chest
cr smaller quantity. Enquire of
JACOB HAR T,
In front above Race-street, opposite Mr. Jacob Meng,'
Choach maker.
A FRESH
Assortment of Dry Goods,
Just OPENED By
KUHN & RISBERG,
The north fide of Market-street, between Fourth and
Fifth-ttreets,
With a Variety of other Articles; for which Cath,
Bills of Exchange or country Produce will be taken in
Pavment. J u | v 30 .
Dean & Purviance,
H^ve just Imported in the ship Nonfuch, Captain
Welk, and the Dft vessels from France, the follow
ing MERCHANDIZE, which they will Sell on
reasonable terms, at their STORE in Water-street,
the third Door below the Draw-bridge:
BE P TICKS,
Britannias,
Check,,
Check apd Cambrick
Handkerchiefs,
Ro,al Laval, Nanbattee
and Flanders Linens,
Plain and striped Mullins,
For Terms apply to the subscriber, who will make
the payment €afy to the purchaser.
CLAUDIUS PAUL RAGUET.
AUGUST 17, yak
1
Cambficks and Lawns,
I Plain and cordid Dimities,
Shalloons, Durants and
Callimancoes,
Checks and Bedticking,
Ciimfon, blue and pink
Persian,,
Marseilles Quilting and
Brilliants,
Black and white Prunellas,
Black, blue, claret, olive
and spotted bast Velvets,
Striped, (petted and plain
black and white Gauze,
Window Glass,
Paint ground in oil,
Pins, &c. &r.
August z.
I Neat figured Chintzes,
and Calicoes,
Silks,
Mens and womens cotton
Hose,
Fans and ivory Combs,
Flannels,
[NUMB. 925.