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... present British Minister . " + The various points of contrast between the Irish and the British Constitutions were , as these quota- tions have shown , very frequently alluded to by the public men of the day , in both the British and ...
... present British Minister . " + The various points of contrast between the Irish and the British Constitutions were , as these quota- tions have shown , very frequently alluded to by the public men of the day , in both the British and ...
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... present time . It will be useful to the student , who will see in the defects of the Irish system the measure of the value of the British Constitution . The public man , too , having regard to these defects , will , it is hoped , avoid ...
... present time . It will be useful to the student , who will see in the defects of the Irish system the measure of the value of the British Constitution . The public man , too , having regard to these defects , will , it is hoped , avoid ...
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... present was empowered to enter a protest on the Journals of the House . In Ireland peers could not only vote but protest by proxy . In Strafford's Parliament , in 1634 , the lords who had proxies were severally introduced , personating ...
... present was empowered to enter a protest on the Journals of the House . In Ireland peers could not only vote but protest by proxy . In Strafford's Parliament , in 1634 , the lords who had proxies were severally introduced , personating ...
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... present the borough interest has re- ceived an addition of sixty - eight members , which is more than double the whole county representation . " The great division on this subject is cities or boroughs , where the grant was to burgesses ...
... present the borough interest has re- ceived an addition of sixty - eight members , which is more than double the whole county representation . " The great division on this subject is cities or boroughs , where the grant was to burgesses ...
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... the modification of Poynings ' Law , * Lecky's " England in the Eighteenth Century , " vol . iv . p . 358 . + Mountmorres's " Irish Parliament , " vol . i . pp . 58 , 59 . said that " at present our Constitution was the Constitution.
... the modification of Poynings ' Law , * Lecky's " England in the Eighteenth Century , " vol . iv . p . 358 . + Mountmorres's " Irish Parliament , " vol . i . pp . 58 , 59 . said that " at present our Constitution was the Constitution.
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