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ST,-I was grateful 10 your Majesty
Tor your assent IN the reform Bill, but +
am more grateful 10 you for having
driven from your council and presence,
a set Of servants who have used their
power for the purpose Of procuring To
he passed bill which has abroyated
the greatest Of the fundamental laws Of
the Kingdom, and that too, upon the
express allegation. by them made, that
the iaboring part Of your subjects. when
brought by misfortune into q state OF
indulgence and want, have no right to
relief out OF the land upon which they
were born; and which they alone
make worth any thing; and upon the
further allegation, that even assistance
10 the old and infrm was bad and mis-
chievous, when provided for by law.
| most humbly and heartily thank
your Majesty for having dismissed FROM
your councils 4 set Of servants who.
when the House Of Commons had re-
solved upon the repeal Of part Of the
malt tax, threatened to quit your SER
vice and leave your Majesty without
servants, unless that vote were rescind-
ed; set of servants who sent out the
special commissions Of 1890: n set
of servants who have expended twenty
millions of money on q project which
has thrown into utter confusion ths
most valuable of your foreign domin-
ions; set Of servants who have IN
troduced bands of Commissioners, and
sort Of mongrel government, carried
on IN detached parcels. by creatures of
their own, irresponsible as well to your
Majesty as 10 the parliament a SGT of
servants who have commenced maxim,
innovations IN every thing, giving a
shake to every institution OF any stand
ing, finishing nothing, tossing all nights
and all principles Of government, into
the air, till, at last, no man knows
what to expect.
But, may it please your Majesty, it
~ OF the seventies Of this set of SER
wants that | most complain. II is i'm
possible for IN EngliShman 10 look at
their deeds in almost every part Of ihs
kingdom without shuddering; i, is im
possible to behold their conduct with
regard to the press: with regard 10
other things connected with the suffer.
ings OF the people: il is impossible to
look Al these, or to think OF these, with
out being grateful 10 your Majesty for
having put an end 10 their power
To your Majesty it belongs to choose
your own servant. II is our duty 10
leave you the free exercise OF that
PrcrogaiiVe. and carefully to abItain
IRON every thing like an attempt 10
thwart you in your choice. Ii that
choice should unhappily (Which wa
ought not TO presume likely be such
as hostile To our liberties and happiness.
We must rely on our representative iI'
the House of Commons to protect W
against any evil that may be likely 10
arse from their counsel; and, IL we D.,
not choose Representatives that will
discharge this duty towards US, tho
fault will be- in ourselves. and not in
your Majesty. At any rate, the first
feeling Cd your people, upon hearing
that you have driven from your pre-
sence set Of men, amongst whom no.
who Is technically hold 10 be the keep
er OF your Mejesty's conscience, has
openly and loudly declared himself
disciple of the mercilcss Nautilus, and
has inculcaied the justice and the ne
oessity of ruling the poorer part OF
your subjects upon the principles lald
by that barbarous man al any rate.
the first feeling due from Ne toward,
your Majesty. upon TIA, occasion. IL
that Of gratitude.
am your Majcsty's faithful subject.
And most otedient humble servant.
wv. COBBErr.