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 And, after all, what has been done? (and as often as the same holiday farce shall be repeated, the same will be the result) why, it is agreed and resolved that Reform is necessary and expedient—and Counties, Cities, and Boroughs are invited to join in the cry.

But what species of Reform?—aye, there's the rub—there the centrifugal force begins to operate, and repels these associators from each other in every conceivable direction.

Have these associators—have even their stewards yet determinately agreed upon the extent of their object, and the means of effecting it?

And is it to be supposed that the several Counties, Cities, and Boroughs of England will be more unanimous, or more likely to