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EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT.

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VE believe there is no need of an apology to the publick for offering to them any genuine fpeeches of Mr. Burke: the two contained in this publication undoubtedly are fo. The general approbation they met with (as we hear) from all parties at Bristol, perfuades us that a good edition of them will not be unacceptable in London; which we own to be the inducèment, and we hope is a juftification, of our offering it.

We do not prefume to defcant on the merit of thefe Speeches; but as it is no less new, than honourable, to find a popular candidate, at a popular election, daring to avow his diffent to certain points that have been confidered as very popular objects, and maintaining himself on the manly confidence of his own opinion; fo, we must say, that it does great credit to the people of England, as it proves to the world, that, to infure their confidence, it is not neceffary to flatter them, or to affect a fubferviency to their paffions or their prejudices.

It may be neceffary to premife, that at the opening of the poll the candidates were Lord Clare,

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EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT.

Mr. Brickdale, the two last members; and Mr. Cruger, a confiderable merchant at Bristol. On the fecond day of the poll Lord Clare declined; and a confiderable body of gentlemen, who had wifhed that the city of Bristol fhould, at this critical feafon, be represented by fome gentleman of tried abilities and known commercial knowledge, immediately put Mr. Burke in nomination. Some of them fet off exprefs for London to apprife that gentleman of this event; but he was gone to Malton in Yorkshire. The fpirit and active zeal of these gentlemen followed him to Malton. They arrived there juft after Mr. Burke's election for that place, and invited him to Bristol.

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Mr. Burke, as he tells us in his first Speech, acquainted his conftituents with the honourable offer that was made him; and, with their confent, he immediately fet off for Briftol on the Tuesday at fix in the evening; he arrived at Briftol at half past two in the afternoon on Thursday the 13th of October, being the fixth day of the poll.

He drove directly to the mayor's house, who not being at home, he proceeded to the Guildhall, where he ascended the huftings, and having faluted the electors, the fheriffs, and the two candidates, he repofed himself for a few minutes, and then addreffed the electors in a speech which was received with great and univerfal applause and approbation.

MR.

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