member  considered  as  one  who  had  been
shocked  at  it  from  the  outset:    he  was
|iQ  doubt  to  be  held  as  belonging  to  this
corporation  of  statesmen,  who  h^  a  fight
lo  put  their  bands  into  the  pockets  of
the  people,  and  who  had  usurped  the
royal  patronage ;  ibr  it  was  another  part
of  the   hon«  movei^s   object  to   draw  a
distinction  between  the  patronage  of  the
king  and  the  acts  of  minititers,  and  to
show  that  the  bill   took  away  from  the
Crown  a*80urce  .of  emolument  to  Test  it
in  ministers.    9ii€|i  an  Sssertion  was  too
strong  U^  the  House; •  indeed,  ho  thought
it  would  prove  too  gross  for  ilfose  public
meetings  which  tpok-  plaoe  in  many  parts
of  the  country.    Evory  body  knew  that
his  majesty  conferred  these  places,  acting
under  the  advice  of  responsible  ministers.
£ut  what  he  principally  begged  of  the
House  to   do,  was,  not  to   let  the  hon.
