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 had been dipofed to counteract thee meaures of the legilature, ome perons, whoe offices were not abolihed, might poibly have obtained eats in the Houe of Commons, to countervail a part of the even and thirty who were diqualified. It will be een, however, that o far from any uch attempt having been made, there are much more than 22 members fewer now in the Houe of Commons, holding employments during pleaure, than in any period that can be traced; the means for doing which will, however, enable us to go back only 70 years. Of the contractors, &c. there are no means of making comparions,