Thetradesmanischeated;——notbyme,forIamcheatedinmyturn;norexceptindirectlybyMrNorton,foritishiswifewhomhedefrauds。ItistheLAWthatcheatsthetradesman。Thelaw,——thatshoulddohimjustice!Helosesjustice;
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actualdebt;andhelosestheexpensesofapplyingforthatdebtunsuccessfully。Isthat,orisitnot,aridiculousconfusionoflaws,toexistinanykingdom?
Iwilltake,now,yourMajesty\'sposition;for,——beitsaidwithallrespectandloyalty,——thiswasnocommon\"privatequarrel,\"ofwhichscarceanechocanreachthethrone:butamatterwhichitwouldbewantinginreverencetobelieve,canhavebeenindifferenttoyou。ThefirstPrimeMinisterofyourMajesty\'sreignisscurrilouslyattackedandslanderedintheEnglishnewspapers,byanEnglishmagistrate。Inalongletterpublishedbythatmagistrateexpressly,asheinformshisreaders,inhis\"publiccapacity\",heaccusesthedeadminister,whocannotdefendhimself,notonlyoftheseductionofhiswife,butofbribery,malversation,corruption,andbasenessofeverykind。
Themagistratewhomakestheseaccusations,hasbeenstigmatisedbyeachsuccessiveperson,calledevenbyhimselftointerfereinourquarrel,asentirelyregardlessofTRUTH。TheclergymanofWestminsterChapel,immediatelyPage91