1821 June 20

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1. As to the modes of nominating these Commissioners, there are two, by the

Crown or by Parliament; by the Crown: is by the Ministry in his closet, or

by the Parliament i.e. by the Ministry in the House of Commons, the result

being equally at and in both instance, a question that naturally

occurs is, wherein can consist the difference, what is it that should

render it can object to to either party, that either course should be

closer in preference to the other.

To give the answer another distinction must be brought to view. In the

number of these Commissioners it is thought or not thought advisable by

Government to place a Member of Parliament: a Member of Parliament i.e.

one who is already of the number of their own adherents, or one who by

their means is to be made so. If there be no member of Parliament all they

get by the business is the confirmation of the abuse the antipathy of those

covered in it, the increase given to the quantity of the matter of

corruption employed as such: if a Member of Parliament who was not before

of the of the number of adherents is put into the Commission in that case

they got the additional advantage of this addition to the list.