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10

stones already rotten in their

quarry.

I

9 humbly advise His

Excellency to cancel the

existing

Commission of the Peace,

and not to issue

one but

a new

upon mature

enquiry and deliberation

as to the

capacity of

those whom it is to

comprehend.

I further suggest that the Stipendiary Magistrates

should be reminded that in

accepting their salaried appointments, they

undertook


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the performance, each for himself, of the duties of an entire Bench of Justices;

and that they should be

warned that, if they

are

really unequal to the performance of these duties, their proper

course is not to

seek assistance from the

declared enemies of the legislative measures which they are expected

to

carry

out, but to resign. If His

Excellency indeed

proceed at once

by the

shorter method, and threaten


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10 stones already rotten in their quarry. I 9 humbly advise His Excellency to cancel the existing Commission of the Peace, and not to issue one but a new upon mature enquiry and deliberation as to the capacity of those whom it is to comprehend. I further suggest that the Stipendiary Magistrates should be reminded that in accepting their salaried appointments, they undertook 382 the performance, each for himself, of the duties of an entire Bench of Justices; and that they should be warned that, if they are really unequal to the performance of these duties, their proper course is not to seek assistance from the declared enemies of the legislative measures which they are expected to carry out, but to resign. If His Excellency indeed proceed at once by the shorter method, and threaten Page 390 Page 391
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10 stones already rotten in their quarry. I 9 humbly advise His Excellency to cancel the e existing Commission of the Peace, and not to issue one but a new upon Mature enquiry and deliberation as to to the capacity of those whom it is to Comprehend . I further suggest that the Stipendiary Magistrates Should be reminded that in Accepting their Sataried appointments, they undertook 382 the performance, each for himself, of the duties of an entire Bench of Justices; and that they should be - warned that, if they are really unequal to the performance of these duties, their proper course is not to suk assistance pour the declared enemies of the legislative Minsures which they are expected to carry out, but to resign . If This {} leed decre) Excellency indeed proceed at once by the to Shorter Method, and threaten Page 390Page 391
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10

stones already rotten in their

quarry.

I

9 humbly advise His

Excellency to cancel the e

existing

Commission of the Peace,

and not to issue

one but

a new

upon Mature

enquiry and deliberation

as to to the

capacity of

those whom it is to

Comprehend .

I further suggest that the Stipendiary Magistrates

Should be reminded that in

Accepting their Sataried appointments, they

undertook

382

the performance, each for himself, of the duties of an entire Bench of Justices;

and that they should be -

warned that, if they

are

really unequal to the performance of these duties, their proper

course is not to

suk assistance pour the

declared enemies of the legislative Minsures which they are expected

to

carry

out, but to resign . If This

{}

leed decre)

Excellency indeed

proceed at once

by the

to

Shorter Method, and threaten

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