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 as we do ditinctly that precription is no title for the continuance of abue; and allowing, to the utmot extent, the expediency of contant checks, as well as of occaional enquiry, both as to public expenditure and its uppoed neceary concomitants, the increaing patronage and increaing influence of the Crown.

Nothing can be more remote from the intentron of the preent publication, than a wih to dicourage enquiry, or to prevent the uggetion of alutary checks: the real object of it is to lead others to examine the ground on which the neeeity of adopting tronger meaures of retraint as well as of invetigation, at the preent period, has been repeatedly urged, frequently with the bet intentions, and with the puret motives. In endeavouring to et right the public opinion on this ubject, the performance of an ad of jutice to the members of any adminitration, is but a mall part of its ue; a much more important conideration is, its effect in producing that alutary and reaonable confidence which gives the power of exertion to the government, and that