29 Dec r. 1809

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Parl y. Reform

Necessity

Ch. 17. Opposition no security

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Whose [...?] fear of not continuing: viz an account of unpopularity men of note refuse offers.

When by the multitude or importance of the instances of misrule that have been manifested, disputes /discontent/ [...?] within and without doors has risen to a certain pitch, and thereby in the breasts of the secret advisers of the Crown a certain quantity of uneasiness /uneasiness to a certain amount/ has been created, then it is that it becomes a question whether to retain the existing administration, or to look out for some other hands in which to vest the details of government.

If On any occasion of this sort as on almost every occasion he finds a party already in existence: in each House of Parliament, and in particular in the most efficient House a set of men habituated /accustomed/ to act in concert - to apply their conjunct forces in opposition to every measure of the existing administration by the opposing of which any degree of dissatisfaction promises to be excited either within doors or without doors: either in the body of the people, or among /in/ the comparatively small number of Members who for the purpose of an eventual junction with the /such/ Opposition preserve /have preserved/ a sufficient degree of independence