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Greenwich, &c. &c. have become extinct in the then 

 existing line. 



In A.D. 1820, the house of peers consisted of 371 

 persons. 



The House of Commons. 



Members. 

 Henry VIII. found at his accession 



147 places, returning . 296 



He added . 32 places, returning . 38 



Edward VI. ... 22 ditto . . . 24, 



Mary 12 ditto . . . 22 



Elizabeth .... 31 ditto ... 62 



James 1 14 ditto ... 27 



173 



Increased by the authority of Parliament, ? A* 

 from that date to the Union .... j 



Total for England . . .513 

 A.D. 1706, added by the Union with Scotland 45 



Total, Great Britain . .558 

 By the Union with Ireland 100 



Grand Total . 658 



The People. 



The people are the natural prey of mountebanks 

 and impostors. 



The Optimates. 



According to Cicero's description, the Optimates 

 were the best citizens, who desired their actions to 



