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persons of the deputies from the Society of the far-famed 

 town of Manchester." This address was ordered to be 

 printed, and was signed by Carra, Vice-President ; Ducos 

 and Saladon, Deputies of the National Assembly ; Deperrey 

 Roi, Doppet, Secretaries. A letter was also sent from the 

 Society of the Friends of the Constitution at Paris to the 

 Constitutional Society of Manchester. At the commence- 

 ment it says, " Friends and Brethren, The affectionate 

 address communicated to us by your deputies, Messrs. 

 Cooper and Watt, has rejoiced the heart of every honest 

 Frenchman, and of every true friend of humanity and 

 philosophy." The letter is signed by Deperrey and Doppet, 

 secretaries, and Carra, Vice-President ; the date is Paris, 

 April 14, 1792 — the fourth year of liberty. 



* These proceedings attracted the attention of Mr. 

 Burke. In his speech made in the House of Commons 

 April 30, 1792, he is reported to have expressed himself in 

 substance thus : '' That there were in this countr}^ men 

 who scrupled not to enter into an alliance with a set in 

 France of the worst traitors and regicides that had ever 

 been heard of, the Club of the Jacobins. Agents had been 

 sent from this country to enter into a federation with that 

 iniquitous club, and those were men of some consideration 

 here ; the names he alluded to were Thomas Cooper and 

 James Watt (here Mr. Burke read the address presented 

 to the club of the Jacobins by those men on April 16). . . . 

 He likewise could name others who avowed similar prin- 

 ciples ; for instance, Mr. Walker of Manchester." ' 



From the Manchester Historical Recorder I (Dr. Bot- 

 tomley speaks) have taken the following notes : 



1792. * The premises of Messrs. Faulkner and Birch, 

 printers of the Manchester Herald, destroyed by a political 



