The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860, Հատոր 1Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 |
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... election . 275 • Bribery at elections 277 • Sale of boroughs . 280 Attempt to restrain corruption 284 Act to prevent the sale of seats Government boroughs Revenue officers disfranchised Vexatious contests in populous cities Territorial ...
... election . 275 • Bribery at elections 277 • Sale of boroughs . 280 Attempt to restrain corruption 284 Act to prevent the sale of seats Government boroughs Revenue officers disfranchised Vexatious contests in populous cities Territorial ...
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... election committees Bribery of members by places and pensions Measures to restrain it Places in the reign of George ... elections , 1826-27 Reform motions in 1830 Duke of Wellington's declaration Reform ministry First reform bill in the ...
... election committees Bribery of members by places and pensions Measures to restrain it Places in the reign of George ... elections , 1826-27 Reform motions in 1830 Duke of Wellington's declaration Reform ministry First reform bill in the ...
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... elections , and final exclusion 395 Lord Chatham's efforts to reverse the proceedings against Wilkes . 398 Similar proceedings in the Commons 399 City address to the king on Wilkes's expulsion . Motions in the Lords to reverse the ...
... elections , and final exclusion 395 Lord Chatham's efforts to reverse the proceedings against Wilkes . 398 Similar proceedings in the Commons 399 City address to the king on Wilkes's expulsion . Motions in the Lords to reverse the ...
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... elections . The cities and large towns alone had any pretensions to independence . Except on rare occasions , when all classes were animated by a strong public opinion , the representation of the people and popular interests was a ...
... elections . The cities and large towns alone had any pretensions to independence . Except on rare occasions , when all classes were animated by a strong public opinion , the representation of the people and popular interests was a ...
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... election . were making out lists of the court candidates , and using every exertion to secure their return . The king not only wrested government boroughs from the ministers , in order to nominate his own friends , but even en- couraged ...
... election . were making out lists of the court candidates , and using every exertion to secure their return . The king not only wrested government boroughs from the ministers , in order to nominate his own friends , but even en- couraged ...
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The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George ..., Հատոր 1 Thomas Erskine May Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1871 |
The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George ..., Հատոր 1 Thomas Erskine May Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1871 |
The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George ..., Հատոր 1 Thomas Erskine May Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1886 |
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Էջ 8 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Էջ 445 - Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole...
Էջ 444 - Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment ; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
Էջ 473 - Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three estates of the realm are alike concerned; but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone.
Էջ 416 - Johnson long afterwards owned that, though he had saved appearances, he had taken care that the Whig dogs should not have the best of it...
Էջ 59 - That it is now necessary to declare that to report any opinion or pretended opinion of His Majesty upon any Bill or other proceeding depending in either House of Parliament, with a view to influence the votes of the Members, is a high crime and misdemeanor, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, a breach of the fundamental privileges of Parliament, and subversive of the Constitution of this country.
Էջ 493 - LORD, from the evil man ; and preserve me from the wicked man ; 2 Who imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir up strife all the day long. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adder's poison is under their lips.
Էջ 444 - But his unbiased opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living.
Էջ 483 - ... whatever the acuteness of the bar, the dignity of the senate, or the morality of the pulpit, could furnish, had not been equal to what that House had that day heard in Westminster Hall.
Էջ 218 - ... such persons only as have just claims on the royal beneficence, or who, by their personal services to the crown, by the performance of duties to the public, or by their useful discoveries in science, and attainments in literature and the arts, have merited the gracious consideration of their Sovereign, and the gratitude of their country.