APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

fubjecls, permit us, molt gracious
Sir, to reprerent, at the foot of
your throne, that for some defects
in the prefect law relati- e to corn,
flour, and other uecelfaries of life,
in the laws alfecling the police of
this city, and from the expiration
of feveral temporary llatutes, a fi-
tuation in which we molt humbly
conceive we can only be relieved
by the meeting of Parliament, your
faithful fubjeéts of this metropolis
experience many and great diflicul-
ties, and apprehend yet greater.
Pardon. mofl: gracious Sovereign,
that we prefume further to fubmit
to you parental goodnefs, that
certain public works, neceflary to
the commerce of this city, which
were begun and promoted by na-
tional bounty. mull be indebted to
the faid bounty for their comple-
tion; and that your fubjeéls of
this metropolis, who, by large
importation» of the manufactures
pf Great Britain, have provided
[or their domeflic confumption,

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which in every alternate year in-
creates in proportion to tne num-
bur aljembled tor national bufinefs,
do already feel a decay of their
trade and credit, even from a tern-
porary ciecreafe of inhabitants.

Grazerul for the many blefiings

derived to us from your Majelly’:
parental alfefiion, and conlcious
that relieving the wants of your
people lucceeds to the knowledge
of them, we prelume I? intrude
our cares upon your Majelly’s
more weighty concerns ; and hum-
bly beleech your lvlajelly to take
thefe our circumllances into your
Royal confideration, and to grant
us fuch relief as your Majefly
in your Royal wifdom ihall think
fit.

In teftimony whereof we have
caufed the common" feal of
the faid city to be hereunto
affixed, this twentylninth day
of OEtober, in the year of our
Lord One thouland {even
hundred and feventy.

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