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of our becoming parties to a sys- 

 tem of government Avhich is to be 

 formed, at such a moment as the 

 present, on a principle of exclu- 

 sion. 



" It is unnecessary to dwell on 

 the mischiefs which have already 

 resulted from placing the great 

 offices of government, in weak 

 and incapable hands. We see no 

 hope of any efleclual remedy for 

 these mischiefs, but by uniting 

 in the public service ' as large a 

 'proportion as possible of the 

 ' weight, talents, and charafter 

 ' to be found in public men of all 

 ' descriptions, and without any 

 ' exception.' This opinion I have 

 already had occasion to express 

 to you in the same words, and 

 ,we have, for some time past, been 

 publicly a6ting in conformity to 

 it ; nor can we, while we remain 

 impressed with that persuasion, 

 concur in defeating an object 

 for which the circumstances of 

 the times aiford at once so strong 

 an inducement, and so favourable 

 an occasion. 



" An opportunity now offers, 

 such as this country has seldom 

 seen, for giving to its government, 

 in a moment of peculiar difficulty, 

 the full benefit of the services of 

 all those who, by the public voice 

 and sentiment, are judged most 

 capable of contributing to its 

 prosperity and safety. The wishes 

 of the public, upon this occasion, 

 arc completely in unison with its 



" interests ; and the advantages 

 " which, not this country alone, 

 " but all Europe, and the whole 

 " civilized world, might derive from 

 " the establishment of such an 

 " administration, at such a crisis, 

 " would probably have exceeded the 

 ^ most sanguine expectations. 



" We are certainly not ignorant 

 " of the diiliculties which might 

 " have obstructed the final accom- 

 " plishment of such an object, how- 

 *' ever earnestly pursued. But 

 " when, in the very first instance, 

 " all trial of it is precluded, and 

 " when the denial is made the con- 

 " dition of all subsequent arrange- 

 " ments, wg cannot but feel that 

 " there are no motives, of whatever 

 " description, which could justify 

 " our taking an active part in the 

 " establishment of a system so ad- 

 " verse to our deliberate and dc- 

 " clared opinions. 

 " 1 remain, 



«' My dear Pitt, &c. &c. &c. 

 (Signed) " Grenville.'" 



We shall here conclude the pre- 

 sent chapter ; once more referring 

 our readers to the ample detail of 

 the parliamentary proceedings,which 

 occupy the preceding pages, for the 

 few public measures which took 

 place after the change of govern- 

 ment ; and reserving to our next vo- 

 lume the account of the changes, 

 which, at the opening of the suc- 

 ceeding session, appeared to have 

 been made during the autumn, in 

 the relation in which the parties led 

 by Mr. Pitt, and the late minister, 

 stood towards each other*. 



• An attempt w.is made, on the IPth of June, at a common council held in the 

 city of [>o(Klon, and which was very numerously attended, to pass a vote of thanks 

 to the late piiiiic minister (?.Ir. Addington) " for the patriotism and public spirit 

 " excmplilifd in his itcccptanceof that arduous situation, at a period the most event- 

 " ful, and for occouoraical applicatk)n of the iwtionftl rescurcos ; and, above all, for 



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