OM MAITECO A GI: s 
The gentlemen of Somerfei/bire, who, 1. muft confefs, did ad- 
mit that fomething fhould be done for us, very juftly fired on 
the idea of fending their The/pis again into his cart. A worthy 
friend of mine of that county warmly but kindly expoftulated 
with me on the fubject: but I hope this my declaration of re- 
pentance will be admitted, and atone for my error. 
Tue grand juries of Chefhire, Berkfhire, Monmouthfhire, and 
thofe of North Wales, united in the fupport of my defign. The 
reft of the counties proved to me the truth of the remark of 
Swift, “ That he never knew any perfon who did not bear the 
‘« misfortunes of another perfectly like a Chriftian!” 
Far the majority of the roads in Ezgland have great revenues, 
arifing from the multitude of ftage-coaches that keep their 
ground in defiance of mails. Our ftages are obliged to defift 
from travelling, and give the former a moft unjuft and oppref- 
five monopoly. The counties interefted in them feel not our 
unhappinefs, and want generofity to contribute to the allevia- 
tion of the diftrefles we fuffer. 
We fhould have made a claim on the juftice of the houfe, 
had we had the moft diftant profpect of fuccefs. We are now 
in the cafe of creditors defrauded by the fuperior cunning of an. 
artful debtor. Had an individual received an adequate mort- 
gage on his eftate, and had afterwards the dexterity to leffen the 
income, what name would he have deferved? The higheft term 
of reproach; but fuch a one that could never be applied the 
moft remotely to any member of your honorable houfe. 
Tus affair has never yet been ferioufly confidered. Good 
men, J truft, will now atwake as from a fleep; and ftand amazed 
and confufed at the fad delufion they difcovered that they had 
labored under. Favourite fyftems run away with mankind, 
and 
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