9 Jan y 1810

Parl y. Reform

Ch.17.

'.4. Disreputableness

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As to the remaining one of our /the/ species of parliamentary corruption which the station of Electors furnishes, that species which to the eye of a plain man would not /might scarce/ be distinguishable from the former, in the scientific eyes of our Right Honorable Commissioner it is /stands/ so clearly distinguished that in his whole system one of them is retained /occupies an indisputable place/, the other is indisputably /decidedly/ thrown out. No dry and sordid matter to be seen or heard /perceptible/ striving in it, therefore no place for it in the black book, no place for it in the scale of disreputableness.

On the contrary for this item, in the system of our Right Honorable Commissioner[?] a place must somewhere be found for it in some book or scale of honour.

For in this [...?] we see at one time the result of the influence of the "possessions of property", those possessions which not only may and must but ought to have in the election of members to serve in this House a predominating influence.

At another time the result of the operation of these virtuous and generous motives /principles/ the motives of friendship and affection.