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 calmly reproves them for being educers of the people.

who are here, ays he, complaining of venality, are yourelves the agents of thoe, who having etimated themelves at too high a price, are only angry that they are not bought. You are appealing from the parliament to the rabble, and inviting thoe, who carcely, in the mot common affairs, ditinguih right from wrong, to judge of a quetion complicated with law written and unwritten, with the general principles of government, and the particular cutoms of the Houe of Commons; you are hewing them a grievance, o ditant that they cannot ee it, and o light that they cannot feel it; for how, but by unneceary intelligence and artificial provocation, hould the farmers and mop-keepers of Yorkhire and Cumberland know or care how Middleex is repreented. Intead of wandering thus round the county