The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860: With a New Supplementary Chapter, 1861-1871, by Sir Thomas Erskine May, Հատոր 1Armstrong, 1895 |
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... hands . Their rank also brings them within the immediate reach of court favor and social courtesies , by which the ... hand , representing the people , are assumed to be independent of the Crown , and jealous of its influence . How far ...
... hands . Their rank also brings them within the immediate reach of court favor and social courtesies , by which the ... hand , representing the people , are assumed to be independent of the Crown , and jealous of its influence . How far ...
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... hands . They had exercised it personally , and were held personally responsible for its exercise . One had paid the penalty with his head : another with his crown ; and their family had been proscribed forever . But now , if the ...
... hands . They had exercised it personally , and were held personally responsible for its exercise . One had paid the penalty with his head : another with his crown ; and their family had been proscribed forever . But now , if the ...
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... hands ; and , by alliances rather than by union , the " great Whig families , " and others ad- mitted to a share of ... hand , to the draft of his first speech to Parliament , the winning phrase , " Born and educated in this country , I ...
... hands ; and , by alliances rather than by union , the " great Whig families , " and others ad- mitted to a share of ... hand , to the draft of his first speech to Parliament , the winning phrase , " Born and educated in this country , I ...
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... hands , and to exer- cise it himself . For this purpose he called to his aid the Earl of Bute , and other secret counsellors , drawn from all parties . The greater number were of the Tory party , whose views of prerogative were Jacobite ...
... hands , and to exer- cise it himself . For this purpose he called to his aid the Earl of Bute , and other secret counsellors , drawn from all parties . The greater number were of the Tory party , whose views of prerogative were Jacobite ...
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... hand , and to Parliament on the other ; and while they retain the confidence of the king , by administering affairs to his satisfaction , they must act upon principles , and propose measures , which they can jus tify to Parliament . And ...
... hand , and to Parliament on the other ; and while they retain the confidence of the king , by administering affairs to his satisfaction , they must act upon principles , and propose measures , which they can jus tify to Parliament . And ...
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Էջ 21 - 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 444 - 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 392 - 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 214 - ... 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.
Էջ 418 - 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 180 - ... by his command, signified by word of mouth, the royal signature by means of a stamp. In order to prevent the possibility of any abuse of this power, it was provided that the stamp should not be affixed to any instrument, unless a memorandum describing its object had been indorsed upon it, signed by the Lord Chancellor, the President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, and the Secretaries of State, or any three of them. The seal was directed to be kept in the custody...
Էջ 67 - 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 misdemeanour, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, a breach of the fundamental privileges of Parliament, and subversive of the Constitution of this country.
Էջ 453 - ... 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 449 - that to guard for the future, against an undue exercise of that power by the Lords, and to secure to the Commons their rightful control over taxation and supply, this House has in its own hands, the power so to impose and remit taxes, and to frame bills of supply, that the right of the Commons as to the matter, manner, measure, and time, may be maintained inviolate.
Էջ 295 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.