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niſtration had been diſpofed to counteract theſe meaſures of the legiſlature, ſome perſons, whoſe offices were not aboliſhed, might poſſibly have obtained ſeats in the Houſe of Commons, to countervail a part of the ſeven and thirty who were diſqualified. It will be ſeen, however, that ſo far from any ſuch attempt having been made, there are much more than 22 members fewer now in the Houſe of Commons, holding employments during pleaſure, than in any period that can be traced; the means for doing which will, however, enable us to go back only 70 years. Of the contractors, &c. there are no means of making compariſons,
| There are at preſent members of the Houſe of Commons, holding places of profit during pleaſure, in Great Britain[1], | 40 |
| In 1739 there were | 72 |
| In 1748 there were | 65 |
| In 1751 there were | 75 |
- ↑ In the Supplement to the Third Report of the Committee of Finance, made at the cloſe of the laſt ſeſſion of parliament, the number ſtated is 41 ; but we deduct Captain Hope, who is not in office; Mr. Johnſtone's was not an office of profit; Mr. Welleſley Pole is reckoned twice; Sir John Nichol no longer holds an office under the Crown; and we add Mr. Jenkinſon, and Mr. Calvert, though not holding immediately under the Crown, becauſe their offices are during pleaſure; and Mr. Johnes, as his office is not for life.
