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independent, in the mode of deter- 
mining contested elections, in the 
repeal of certain penal statutes re- 
Specting protestant and catholic dis- 
senters, in ascertaining the rights 
of juries, and in other ways, have 
been more numerous and important 
during your Majesty’s reign than 
that of the reigns of all your pre- 
decessors since the revolution. We 
are thankful for what has been 
done; and without encouraging 
improper modes of innovation in 
other matters, still, perhaps, requir- 
ing an amendment, we trust, that 
what is wanting to render our con- 
stitution perfect and permanent, 
will be accomplished by the deli- 
berate wisdom of the legislature, 
rather than by the rash violence of 
democratic faction. When we com- 
pare our situations, as citizens of a 
free state, with that of those who 
are either struggling for that liber- 
ty which we.enjoy, or groaning un- 
der that slavery which we are in no 
danger of, we cannct but set the 
highest value on that form of civil 
government from which our hap- 
piness is derived ; and we beg leave 
in the most sincere and solemn 
manner, to declare to your Majesty, 
that in proportion to this our esti- 
mation of its worth, will be our 
zeal for the preservation of the con- 
stitution. 
Case of the suffering Clergy of 
France, Refugees in England. 
iG is well known that the revo- 
H# Jutions which have happened in 
France, have impelled, by the most 
urgent necessity, a great number of 
this unfortunate body of respectable 
men to take refuge in our country ; 
they have fled from anarchy and 
death to this happy isle, blessed with 
APPENDIX TO 
peace and benevolence.—Trained 
up to the profession of administer- 
ing relief to distress, they are dri- 
ven by distress extreme to ask shel- 
ter and bread from a generous peo- 
ple, whose hearts have ever expand- 
ed to embrace and relieve the wants 
of others. They have hitherto re- 
ceived charitable assistance from the 
voluntary bounty of some worthy 
individuals: but this resource be- 
coming daily more inadequate to 
the relief of those whose sufferings 
claim immediate attention, a gene- 
ral subscription in their favour is 
become indispensably necessary, to 
prevent them from perishing in our 
streets. Those unfortunate help- 
less men are here under the sacred 
protection of hospitality; and they 
will not perish from our neglect.— 
It was but the other day that they 
were employed in distributing alms 
in their own country ; and they are 
now under the painful necessity of 
begging relief in a foreign land.— 
Donations will be received at most 
of the bankers; and a meeting of | 
the subscribers will be held at the 
London Tavern, to direct the ap- 
plication of the donations. 
Declaration and Address of the So- 
ciety instituted for the purpose of 
obtaining a Parliamentary lteform: 
Freemasons Tavern,20th April, 1792. 
At a General Meeting of the Soci- 
ety established on the 11th in- 
stant,underthe title of The Friends 
of the People, associated for the 
Purpose of obtaining a Parlia- 
mentary Reform, William Henry 
Lambton, Esq. in the Chair, 
Received a Report from the 
Committee appointed by the Reso- 
lution 
