Note 12 — OBSERVATIONS, &c.
Reading edition
In Great Britain, consisting of near six millions of inhabitants, 5723 persons, most of them the lowest of the people, elect one half of the House of Commons; and 364 votes chuse a ninth part. This may be seen distinctly made out in the Political Disquisitions, Vol. 1. Book 2. C. 4. a work full of important and useful instruction.