A Biographical Index to the Present House of Commons: Corrected to March, 1806R. Phillips, 1806 - 625페이지 |
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8th of April Addington additional force bill admiralty afterwards assessed taxes baronet Bart borough brother candidate Chancellor Charles Colonel commands committee conduct of Lord consequence considerable contest Cornwall criminal prosecution daughter declared Duchy of Cornwall Duke Earl eldest election in 1796 father find the name former Fox's France gentleman George honourable House of Commons India inquiry Ireland Irish militia June 12 knight last general election late Lord Melville lordship majority March measure ment ministers minority of 181 minority of 216 national defence naval force navy nobleman obtained occasion opposed opposition parliament petition Pitt Pitt's additional force Pitt's amendment poll possesses present Prince of Condé Prince of Wales privy counsellor proposition question relative represented resides respect returned scot and lot seat shire Sir Francis Burdett Sir John Sir William soon succeeded supported Thomas tion Viscount Melville volunteers vote of censure voted in favour Whitbread's motion
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vii 페이지 - III. c. 58.) the knights of the shire shall be chosen of people, whereof every man shall have freehold to the value of forty shillings by the year within the county ; which by subsequent statutes) is to be clear of all charges and deductions, except parliamentary and parochial taxes.
215 페이지 - House, to revise the several bills for the defence of the country, and to consider of such further measures as may be necessary to make that defence more complete and permanent.
65 페이지 - Crewkerne, and is said to have been destined for the Church, and was removed at the age of fifteen to Wadham College with a view to obtain a fellowship ; but after he had resided at the University two years, he became entitled, by the death of a first cousin, to the remaining part of a considerable estate, the whole of which had been once in the possession of his branch of the family. He then relinquished all thought of entering into orders, and in his seventeenth year left Oxford. Having determined...
210 페이지 - He said he was fully convinced, upon consideration of the principles and practice of the constitution, and of the analogy of the common law of the land, that whenever the sovereign, from sickness, infirmity, or other incapacity, was unable to exercise the functions of his high office, the...
49 페이지 - that we have improved our possessions, and that under the hands of the company an insignificant colony has > become a great empire. That we should be deprived of a government, because it has thus flourished under our protection, appears equally unjust and ludicrous. Let us be treated with something like justice, and if we are to be ousted of a farm which we have thus improved, let it be for some better reason than that we have thus improved it.
180 페이지 - ... of particular persons, who might have private interests of their own, separate from those of his majesty and his people.
484 페이지 - He had made it an argument of posts ; and conducted his reasoning upon principles of trigonometry as well as logic. There were certain detached data, like advanced works, to keep the enemy at a distance from the main object in debate. Strong provisions covered the flanks of his assertions. His very queries were in casemates.
6 페이지 - A few days afterwards Mr. Sheridan in the one House, and Lord Holland in the other, discussed the late expedition to Holland, and moved for a Committee of the whole House to inquire into the causes of its failure.
210 페이지 - Fox took occasion to remark, that the conduct of the French soldiers, during the late commotions, tended greatly to remove one of the objections, which he had always entertained against standing armies. That army, by refusing to obey the dictates of the court, had set a glorious example to all the military of Europe, and had shewn, that men, by becoming soldiers, did not cease to be citizens.
159 페이지 - We are going to war for Malta! not for Malta only, but for Egypt! not for Egypt only, but for India! not for India only, but for the integrity and security of the British Empire! for the cause of justice, good, faith, and freedom throughout the civilized world!«.