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the WORTHY and INDEPENDENT ELECTORS
of the BOROUGH of ST. ALBANS.
Gtirts.zusw,
IN offer ing myself as a Candidate for the honour
of representing you in Parliament, I beg to express my un-
feigned condolence, upon the tow which you have sustained, by
the decease of your late much-lamented and highly respectable
Representative, Mr. W. Tteastirt Routes. The Ages of Inde-
pendent Representadves, In the House of Colnmons, is at all
times a calamity, but in the present eventful and alarming crisis
of National Affairs, is peculiarly to be deplored.
Feeling as I do, the high character of your late Member, and
the responsibility which will attach to whomsoever you may
choole to succeed him, particularly in times like these, I should
be deterred from presenting myself for your choice, were I not
convinced that I should best deserve, and most effectually secure,
your confidence and your approbation, by a diligent attention to
the duties of Parliament, by an assiduous regard to the interests
of your ancient and respectable Borough, and by a sincere and
steady support of Constitutional 'Preedom. I am conscious, that
upon these occasions it is but too common to make large profes-
sions of independence : and if I refrain in any degree from such
declarations, I beg to assure you, that it is from no disinclination
to give the most explicit statement of my political sentiments.
On the great question, that has lately agitated the Kingdom, I
mad heavily concur in the opinion, that the investigation has
been " derogatory from the dignity of the Crown, and injurious
to the best interests of the Empire :" and heavy indeed is the
responsibility of his .I%lajesty's Ministers, who, having become
the dupes of a wicked Conspiracy, have, with such suspicious
evidence, originated proceedings in violation of the principles of
the Constitution, and eminently risking the tranquillity ofthe
C.4..trary. I pledge myself to a steady opposition to all such
procndings, should they be attempted to be revived, at what-.
ever time, and against whomsoever they may be aimed.
I deplore the severe pressure of Agricultural, Manufaetuting,
Commercial Distress ; and believe the first duty of an hottest
Representative is to watch, with the utmost jealousy, over the
Public Expenditure, and enforce, by every possible means, the
most rigid economy. To secure the attainment of these adverb.
tages, and to reconcile the People to necessary burdens, and
unavoidable privations, I believe a temperate and Constitutional
Reform of the Commons House of Parliament is absolutely
indispensible.
With these sentiments, and with an honest determination to
maintain these principles, allow ma to solicit the honour of your
support; and if, by the exercise of your elective franchise, I
should be placed in the situation to which I aspire, I promise
yam, that my beet and most zealous exertions shall be devoted
redeem my pledges, and justify your confidence.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, with great respect,
Tour faithful hunl>le Servant,
rinehley, Dec. so. iszo. JOHN EASTHOPE.

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YIN RICHARD HART DAVIS, Member for Bristol,
• has begged• to be excused presenting the Address
votedby his Constituents to the Quccx. He has seri-
oui objections to paying 1413 personal respects to the
C.v.tcNo until she has publicly disavowed an injurious
letter, written and published in her name, and ad-
dressed to our Most Gracious SOVEREIGN:. That is,
le will never pay hit personal respects to her MA•
LST Y ; for never will the QUEEN disavow the letter
to which he alludes—written at a moment when her
implacable enemies were seeking her ruin—written
at a moment when the man who owed her duty,
o'lection, and protection, left her to escape how she
(mild from the snares that were laid for her destruct
Lion. but what a misfortune for the Qom; CONSORT
OV i NcLAND ! to be refused the personal respects of
• Mr.DAvrs We might next expect to hear that thisl
'Gentleman has resolved never to pay IN pers anall
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respects to the KINo until his MAJESTY shall have
disavowed a certain letter (unhappily but tco well
known to the Public) addressed .to her MAJESTY
many. Years ago, and which, perchance, Mr. DAVIS
:nay think was such as no virtuous husband should
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write to a. wife I--We might, we say, expect to heari
. that this Gentleman hid so resolved, if we could'
bring ourselves .to put, upon his declaration, that
construction which, no doobt, he hopes, will be put
upon it by his" fellow-citizens :"—but in which hope
he will be disappointed: • The People of 13ristol, he
will find, possess a character very different from what
he would wish to find in that quarter. Thex are as
• • enlightened and well-informed as any community in
the empire, and well aware, whatever may be Mr.
, DAVIS'S sentiments, that their Representative insults
them when he ,takes upon himself " to Jaime A
DUTY imposed upon hiss by INCA a respectable
Body of Conaituents."
The Address of the " Seven lase toes of Me East,"
to the gimp, was presented yesterday, and received
a aunt gracious answer. The Addressers, who could

see nothing but " devastation" threatening " the Par.
liament, the Courts of Judicature, the Altar, and
the Throne," from * the unprincipled efforts of the
disaffected in every direction," must have been not
• a little surprized to be informed by his MAJESTY, that
(so far from needing to fear such "desoltion") "a spirit
similar to that by which they are actuated, happily
predominates throughout. the Kingdom."—Aye, his
MAJESTY is better informed respecting "the virtue and
loyalty of the great body of tie Nation" than these
Aldermen seem to ; and much Wm, qualified to

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