The curiosities of Dudley and the Black country, from 1800 to 1860, compiled and ed. by C.F.G. ClarkBuckler Bros., 1881 |
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... Parliament for an amended Town Act , giving more definite power to the Town Commissioners to remove nuisances , obstructions , & c . , and to supply the town with a good supply of pure water , and to further light and pave the same . A ...
... Parliament for an amended Town Act , giving more definite power to the Town Commissioners to remove nuisances , obstructions , & c . , and to supply the town with a good supply of pure water , and to further light and pave the same . A ...
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... Parliament , are submitted for your consideration by a Rate- payer . " The gist of the Ratepayer's anxiety appeared to be , that it was wrong to charge the Ratepayers ( through the medium of the Overseers ) with the expenses of ...
... Parliament , are submitted for your consideration by a Rate- payer . " The gist of the Ratepayer's anxiety appeared to be , that it was wrong to charge the Ratepayers ( through the medium of the Overseers ) with the expenses of ...
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... Parliament for and against the measure , in accordance with the ex- panded or contracted views of the petitioners ; but the Vicar of Dudley ( the Rev. Dr. Booker ) failed not in his episcopalian views occasionally to denounce the ...
... Parliament for and against the measure , in accordance with the ex- panded or contracted views of the petitioners ; but the Vicar of Dudley ( the Rev. Dr. Booker ) failed not in his episcopalian views occasionally to denounce the ...
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... Parliament . EXTRACTS FROM REFORM SPEECHES . Mr. Joseph Hume says , " But I must submit that in whatever way ' you view the question it is one of immense difficulty , because in the established institutions of this country any change ...
... Parliament . EXTRACTS FROM REFORM SPEECHES . Mr. Joseph Hume says , " But I must submit that in whatever way ' you view the question it is one of immense difficulty , because in the established institutions of this country any change ...
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... Parliament , and that 47 were to lose one member each , and in the whole 168 members were to be ejected from that honourable house . He did not wish to call this by an offensive name , but as a great man ( Mr. Locke ) said that things ...
... Parliament , and that 47 were to lose one member each , and in the whole 168 members were to be ejected from that honourable house . He did not wish to call this by an offensive name , but as a great man ( Mr. Locke ) said that things ...
Common terms and phrases
Aged amongst Authour Benbow Bill Bilston Birmingham Borough of Dudley Brierley Hill C. F. G. Clark Calthorpe candidate Castle Charcole Chartist Cheers Chemist Church Rates classes cole Committee Court Leet Died district Dud Dudley Dudley Castle duty Earl of Dudley EAST WORCESTERSHIRE Edmund's Edward election electors of Dudley England erected favour feeling friends gentlemen H. B. Sheridan Hawkes High Bailiff High Street Himley Himley Hall Hollier honour House Independent inhabitants of Dudley Invention Isaac Badger James JOHN BENBOW Joseph King labour late Liberal Lord Ward Lordship Majesty Market Place Master Mayor meeting Merchant Messrs Ministers noble occasion Old Town Hall opinion Pakington Parish of Dudley Parliament party Pattent persons political poll poor present principles Ratepayers Reform respect Samuel School Sea-cole Sedgley Sir John Campbell Smith Stafford Thomas Tory trade unto Vicar vote William Wolverhampton Wood Worcester
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Էջ 16 - I know not what ; — and you have not only disjointed yourselves but the whole Nation, which is in likelihood of running into more confusion in these fifteen or sixteen days that you have sat, than it hath been from the rising of the last Session to this day. Through the intention of devising a Commonwealth again ! That some people might be the men that might rule all ! And they are endeavouring to engage the Army to carry that thing. — And hath that man been
Էջ 11 - Commons for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the representation of the people in England and Wales.
Էջ 5 - His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, Regent of the United Kingdom...
Էջ 16 - I think it high time that an end be put to your sitting; and I do dissolve this parliament; and let God judge between me and you.
Էջ 82 - But then I sigh, and with a piece of Scripture, Tell them — that God bids us do good for evil ; And thus I clothe my naked villany With old odd ends, stolen forth of holy writ ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
Էջ 109 - Who deserves greatness. Deserves your hate ; and your affections are A sick man's appetite, who desires most that Which would increase his evil. He that depends Upon your favours swims with fins of lead. And hews down oaks with rushes. Hang ye ! Trust ye ? With every minute you do change your mind, And call him noble, that was now your hate, Him vile, that was your garland.
Էջ 28 - I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient Servant...