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1 March 1810
Sinecures

§. Concealments and Connivances.

With a view, real or professed, of easing the country,
to a greater or less amount of such part of its pecuniary burthens as
A Committee of Parliament is appointed should is found appears unnecessary, a Committee is appointed
by the House of Commons to enquire make enquiries into the particulars
of the expenditure.

The persons into whose hands the money comes
in the shape of receipt, these are the persons, and to
a great extent and amount the only persons, from
whom in relation to this so interesting subject any sufficient information
can be obtained.

On this occasion the Committee do that what
they could not but do if they did anything – they address
themselves in such manner as to require at the hands
of a great variety of persons those persons in great number and variety the such information necessary
on in each particular instance is necessary to this general purpose.

This being the case, what if all by each the several persons
addressed all communication had been withheld?
Of what use would have been all this pain? the
money need not be given . Of

Of The effect a What would it have been? To show to the Country that
there was no government it – or at any rate that
if there be was a government if this here the House of Commons bore no part in it.


Identifier: | JB/147/335/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 147.

Date_1

1810-03-10

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

147

Main Headings

Sinecures

Folio number

335

Info in main headings field

Sinecures

Image

001

Titles

Category

Text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

E1

Penner

Watermarks

TH 1806

Marginals

Paper Producer

Andre Morellet

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1806

Notes public

ID Number

49560

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