THE BEE, 



UrERART WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER^ 



r OR 

 Wednisdav, August 32. 179*. 



TIMOLEON's THIRD LETTER. 



To the people of Great Britain, 



Those who have wi(hed to frustrate the views of 

 " the society of the friends of the people," seem to 

 have rested their hopes of succefs upon misrepresen- 

 tation alone. With this intent they have held us up 

 to public view as enemies to all distinctions of rank, 

 and honorary dignities : they have said we wilhed to 

 abcliili all orders of nobility, and have represented us 

 as turning into ridicule the notion of having a set of he- 

 reditary legislators. Nothing can be more calumni- 

 ous than such allegations. We are fully aware of 

 the benefits that a well ordered community may de- 

 rive from distinctions of rank, and honorary digni- 

 ties ; and it is so far from being in our mind to des- 

 troy these, that our best endeavours fhall ever be 

 exerted to preserve them. As to hereditary legisla- 

 tors, we are too well read in the constitutional histo- 

 ry of Britain, and have too great rejpect for the 

 fundamental principles of that constitution, noC 

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