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27 Jan y 1817.

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Catechism of Parliamentary Reform &c

Written A o 1809.

To which is prefixed

Written Feb y 1817

A brief sketch of the existing Necessity of /for/ such a measure.

Introduction

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Date of this 1809 rejected by Times -

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Till now kept back by other papers by despair of use -

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Long had the necessity and < > of radical been apparent

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Rosed[?] to ruin surveyed and afterwards < > by J-B. as visible in all < > of economy laid down by Burke and Rose[?]

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1 Short of the matter as to demand for reform. By general acknowledgement seal of the advantage possessed by British over other Monarchies the democratical past: no other shot can be found -

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Advantage this supposed past real, past but apparent -

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Real past what? the part composed of which are called English liberties viz. possessed in part i-e considerable degree, but

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Q. Imaginary part of the advantage - security against the controul sacrifice made in every other shape of the universal interest to the partial and < > Monarchy and aristocracy -

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Monarchial interest the Tories: aristocratical the Whigs.

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In all their differences, without need of concept they have agreed on this - viz - that the aggregate wealth of the people is a fund, out of which to the greatest amount possible wealth is to be entrusted for < > and < > fortune to be made

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In the instance of Burke the < > of the Whigs this proved already: soon it will be in d o. of Rose < > of Pitts Tories -

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7. 0. 1 < > to the entrance of offices &c -

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1 Immediate sources of these fortunes < > temporary and casual contracts &c

2 Needless places -

3 Useless d o.

4 Overpaid d o.

5 Sinecures -

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Less immediate sources (the immediate not being < > without < > more expences < > viz - 1. Unnecessary wars - 2. Burthensome distrust dependances 3 Arrangements for keeping foreign power dependant by subsidies

4 d o. by terms -

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6. Expence for support of < > under the names of honour; glory, national dignity

7 Expence of < > of the Crown: i e excessive personal expence of Monarch and his < > i e for

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Means by which the real advantages are circumscribed wether such narrow matter of corruptive influence possessed by the Monarch, and so situated, as to command with irresistable force the conduct of the number of the democratical part of the sovereign power -

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