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TP THE EDITOR OF THIS MUSH RIMS.
ilittp—The following Correspondence (Nos. 11,2,3,) having
plow between Mr. Calming and 8b Francis Burdew& we
dirchire it to be 'atheistic.
W. BENTINCK *
Jane 11, 11121. DOUGLAB 144;9141RD.
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(No. I.)
TO SIR FLAMM svapreT.
" Glomerate, !Lodge, June 7, 1811.
" Sta-10 • letter, bearing your signature, and purport-
log to have been addressed by you to the Chas;usso of a din-
ner of Parliamentary Reformers an the ditto( April, which
was published in several of the Newspapers of the following
day, liberty is taken with my name, es little jostillable (iu
my jorigwient) by differeisees of political opiultso, as it is
recosseileable with the ordinary courtesies of private life.
" The obvious 'messing of that passage in your letter of
which I complain, hest° impale to me. shut, in upboldiug
the present system of Representation of the House of Com-
mons, I am actuated by the corrupt and dishouourable emo-
tive of is personal pecuniary interest.
" It *sotto' be matter of surprise to you, that I 41130,1
left myself under the necessity of requiring at your hoods
..disavowal of the imputation which that passage appears to
convey. Should you be unable, or unwilling, to afford me a
satisfactory explanation swim this point, I have then to
&vino(' of you the only other reparation which ill injury of
such a nat'ire admits.
" It can hardly be necessary to state to you, Sir, the rea-
son why this demand has not been sooner made; bat I owe
it to myself to precis& the possibility of nay 'lambi or
misrepresentation as to She cams." of that delay. The brat
and ontural impulse of soy own feelings was to tiddlers my-
self to yen, the instant that I bad read your letter in the
Newspapers.
" But it was ripirmoted to me by the friend whom I re-
quested to take charge of ny letter, that your then situation
rendered it impossible for you to accept the second of the
alternatives proposed to yon (s eireomatauce whirls, I must
be permitted to oh eeeee considerably aggravated the oreoce
offered to me); that the utmost which I could obisinfrum
you was an engagement to afford me satlolnetioo, so soon as
the term of your coufinemesit should have expired; that the ;
totems, mast be Atli of begird as to secresy ; that without
In any degree impeaching either your honour, or that of any
gentlensoi whom you might select, the mere fart (which
-could hardly Se concealed) of a communication hytweeu me,
ea any friend of mine, soil the King'. Bench, could not fail
to exeitealispicioe; and that such suspicion would llPCCSlia-
rily be strengthened by my prolonging my stay in
.Entlaud.
sill the middle of May, after having ripesiedly mod publicly
autiounced my intention of waiting only fur Mr.Lambton's
motion of the 17th of April.
"Yielding, fur the time (awl 1 know not bow I could
bare dime otherwise). to the force of these reprnetitations,
it remained for i.e only to keep toy own counsel, and to
Turkel), as much as possible, my return fruits the Cuu.
linen 1.
" I arrived here yesterday evening. My first hissineaa on
my arrival has been to communicate with lord William
Reotinck, whcrhas the goodness Its undertake to deliver this
letter to you; and to 'rule un my behalf all necessary ar-
rangements on the matter in which it relates. I astute you,
upon my honour, that Cold is the only'
person Nvita has any knowledge of this letter, or of toy pur-
tem to write it.
•• 1 have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your must obedient Servant.
(Signed) " GEO. CANNING."
TO TAB RIGHT NON. 911011011
St. Jatnee'i-plice,
Bia-11 am not aware of having made gnitillanstilahlo
illusion to yon, or of having.said of you in my leltnalles.•
the Chairman of the Reform Meeting, mote than 'all poli-
tical men, who benefit front the system which thogdmhmeade,
are fairly and necessarily subject to. • "
" The letter in questios is now before me ; and lam at a '
lots for a form of words, in which I could hare more
guardedly marked the disqualitiration under . which, I con-
ceive yourself and others to be fronslthisg authority to
your opinions on Parliamentary Reform, bed at the sense
time have avoided making any allusion whatever to personal
character.
" Not having intended, and sod Itirdwaitundwie
the letter) any suck allusion at ftte lime, t 1 now
hesitate, in a more particular manner, to disclaim 11. having
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ever bad such an intention.
' " I have the hononr to be, Sir, T;irti •••
"Your most obedient humble Servant, •• • '
(Sigurd) " FRANCIS BURDETT."

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(No. M.)
TO lit FRANCIS BURDETT.
"Gloucester Lodge, Just 9, 1811.
"Stet—
. Lord Nilliasn &mina has just delivered to lie
the answer, which you have trausasitted to his Lordship
through Mr. Kiunaird, to the letter which 1 addressed to mu
on Thursday.
" Lord William Bentinek's opinion (with vilick my owo
feelings entirely coincide) satisfies me, that 1 ca. have no
other tentc to make to your letter, than to express my ac-
knowledgment for the frankeess sod promptitude with
which you have disclaimed any intention of personal
oftener.
111 have the honour to be, Sir,
•• " Your most obedient Servant,
(Sigaal) "GEORGE CANNING."
Note of the F:ditor:—The letter alluded to was addressed
, to a Meeting of the Friends of Parliamentary Reform at
the City of Loudon Tavern, iu Ana Mast, the Lord Mayor
is the Chair.
The following is the passage
"Gentlemen, that Mr. Canuing—l Montiest him as the
.13ampiou of the party—o part fur the wbule-..nhonhi, &-
lend, to the ottersociat, .11 system, by the becks yphrtyyriake
of which he sad his family yet so such public Ihropirkpelp•..
cause neither me, nor any moo, surprise or augas7,
For, 'l4 their duly, all the learned think,
Teo taperers that eager by which they eat mid dye."'