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tional Affembly of France, and had caft out reflections on fuch characters as those of the Marquis de la Fayette and Mr. Bailly.

Mr. Burke faid, that he did not libel the National Affembly of France, whom he confidered very little in the difcuffion of thefe matters. That he thought all the fubftantial power refided in the republic of Paris, whose authority guided, or whose example was followed by all the Republics of France. The Republic of Paris had an army under their orders, and not under thofe of the National Affembly.

N. B. As to the particular gentlemen, I do not remember that Mr. Burke mentioned either of them-certainly not Mr. Bailly. He alluded, undoubtedly, to the cafe of the Marquis de la Fayette; but whether what he afferted of him be a libel

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en him, must be left to those who are acquainted with the business.

Mr. Pitt concluded the debate with becoming gravity and dignity, and a referve on both fides of the queftion, as related to France, fit for a person in a minifterial fituation. He faid, that what he had spoken only regarded France when she should unite, which he rather thought fhe foon might, with the liberty she had acquired, the bleffings of law and order. He, too, faid feveral civil things concerning the fentiments of Mr. Burke, as applied to this country.

FINIS.

FROM THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

EDMUND BURKE

ΤΟ

A NOBLE LORD,

ON THE

ATTACKS MADE UPON HIM AND HIS PENSION,

IN

The Houfe of Lords,

BY

THE DUKE OF BEDFORD

AND THE

EARL OF LAUDERDALE,

Early in the prefent Seffions of Parliament.

London:

PRINTED FOR J. OWEN, NO. 168, PICCADILLY, AND F. AND C.
RIVINGTON, NO. 62, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.

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MY LORD,

COULD hardly flatter myself with the hope,

that fo very early in the feafon I should have to acknowledge obligations to the Duke of Bedford and to the Earl of Lauderdale. These noble perfons have loft no time in conferring upon me, that fort of honour, which it is alone within their competence, and which it is certainly moft congenial to their nature and their manners to below.

To be ill spoken of, in whatever language they speak, by the zealots of the new fect in philofophy and politicks, of which these noble persons think so charitably, and of which others think fo justly, to me, is no matter of uneasiness or surprise. To have incurred the difpleasure of the Duke of Orleans or the Duke of Bedford, to

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