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exifls, and without which even the two charatters in which we are now convex-ling, the reprefented and the reprefcntative, are mere illufory fictions.

“ I defire likewife to allure you, that I will omit no opportunity of fulfilling that particular duty, which the prefent occalion has called upon you to remind me of; I mean the {catching out the caufea of public diflatisfaétion, and the objefls ofa juft public refentment; trulling to your candour, if the fuccefs does not anfwer to the warm cxpeéitations of many honelt men, and the ardent wifhes of all. You have more than once over-rated my abilities to ferve you ; I with I had not reafon to fear, that in this in- llance you experience a llril-zing ex- ample of it.

“ It is my firli duty to join in your wifli, that due order and lub- ri-iiflion, as well as a refolute adhe- rence to the rights of freemen, may prevail. It is the molt per- fect felf-interefi, and the higheli ambition to join with you in the other, that I may be in any degree the fortunate inlirument in preferv- ing thofe rights.

" I beg leave to fubfcribe myfelf,

Gentlemen, Your much obliged, and faithful humble fervant, Grotto: SAviLLE.”

To {be Freeholder: afimdled at Tori,

a an zbe 251/: o/‘Sepzeméer, i770. Gentlemen,

“ T is fcarce pofiible for words _ ‘ to exprefs the lively fenfe of gratitude I feel, for thevery fa- vourable opinion you are pleafed to entertain of my public conduét. “ It has always been my great- efl ambition to gain the appmbg.

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tion of gentlemen of your charac- ters. lf l have been fo fortunate as to fucceed, Irnult think I am more indebted to your partial opi- nions, than to any real or fubltan- tial merit of my own.

“ 1 know it would be vain and impertinent to expe€t any future favours from you, was I ever to betray the trull, you have conde- fcended to honour me with.

“ I flatter myfelf, whillt I pre- ferve my independency, and am not aétuated with views of ambi- tion, avarice, and lull of power, you will have no caufe to with- draw your ufual indulgence from me.

“ I have ever conlidered the very unfortunate decilion of the rights of the freeholders of Mid- dlefex, as highly detrimental to thofe of all the eleflors of Great Britain; therefore, {hall Ileadily perfevere to contribute all in my power to obtain redrefs of tho§e violated rights. '

" I molt heartily concur with you, gentlemen, in all your con- ilitutional wilhes. My greatefi am- bition is, to render myfelf worthy of your choice, which I know can only be efieéted by fupporting the fundamental principles of our con- llitution, and the undoubted birth- right of our fellow-fubjeéls. When. you find me deficient in thofe grand points, I delire to enjoy no longer the honourable Ration of being one of your reprefcntatives; but, until that event happens, the only fa- vour I now all: of you, is, to give me credit for my unlkaken loyalty to our molt gracious fovereign, my elleem and regard for the intersell of our fellow-fubjefls, and my im- plicit veneration for our molt ex-

cellent conllitution. " I have

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