Sir, a vacancy having recently happened in the office of principal clerk in the Court of Requests for the city of London, by the death of Mr. Priest, I beg leave to offer myself a candidate to succeed Mr. Holmes as second clerk, in case of his being appointed principal clerk in the room of Mr. Priest, and to request the favour of your vote and interest in my behalf. I have been upwards of twenty-four years clerk to the late and present remembrancer