I therefore rose up, and stated that there was one resolution, of which I did not quite see the propriety.

But this might arise from my ignorance of the customs, as well as of the genius and spirit of the French people.

It struck me that an application from a little committee in England to the National Assembly of France was not a dignified measure, nor was it likely to have weight with such a body.

It was, besides, contrary to all the habits of propriety, in which I had been educated.

The British Parliament did not usually receive petitions from the subjects of other nations.