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 with ; which ued invariably to be ettled by bargains made between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a certain number of perons, elected by him: then hewing the profit to the public, by putting an end to the practice of making private contracts with perons Intended to be favoured, for upplying the troops on foreign tations with proviious and money, and ometimes for furnihing hips, as already alluded to; and cloing this part of the account with the profit derived from the mode irrevocably etablihed repecting the renewals of crown leaes. In each of which caes the influence diminihed was not only extenive, but was obviouly in its nature much more objectionable than any that could be acquired by the dipofal of offices; as the effect of the former was ecret and unoberved, whereas the latter is apparent and generally known.

The former practice, of making loans was for the Miniter to ettle, with a few elect friends in the city, the terms on which they hould be made; and then to give thee, lifts of more private friends, intended to be favored, with the pecific ums for each. Under uch a ytem it cannot be doubted