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Rh let us consider a little whither these principles of Junius would lead us. Should Mr. Wilkes once more commission Mr. Thomas Walpole to procure for him a pension of one thousand pounds, upon the Irish establishment, for thirty years, he must be supported in the demand by the public,—because it would mortify the King!

he wish to see Lord Rockingham and his friends once more in administration, unclogged by any stipulations for the people, that he might again enjoy a pension of one thousand and forty pounds a year, viz. from the First Lord of the Treasury 500l. from the ''Lords of the Treasury 60l. each: from the ''Lords of Trade, 40l. each, &c. the public must give up their attention to points of national benefit, and assist Mr. Wilkes in his attempt,—because it would mortify the King!

he demand the government of Canada, or of Jamaica, or the embassy to Constantinople, and, in case of refusal, threaten to write them down, as he had before served another administration, in a year and a half, he must be supported in his pretensions, and