The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803, Volume 34 |
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... present boast of . upon , under this head , relates to the tax- Another material objection is , that it will ing of the funds , which must alarm every occasion a very fatal reduction in the pro- one , attached to the old financial ...
... present boast of . upon , under this head , relates to the tax- Another material objection is , that it will ing of the funds , which must alarm every occasion a very fatal reduction in the pro- one , attached to the old financial ...
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... present bill had not been moved it was this bill that had caused the hon . gentleman to summon up the hu- manity of the House . If there existed any abuse in the management of the gaols of this kingdom , there was an easy remedy . Mr ...
... present bill had not been moved it was this bill that had caused the hon . gentleman to summon up the hu- manity of the House . If there existed any abuse in the management of the gaols of this kingdom , there was an easy remedy . Mr ...
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... present measure , he thought it hot unconnected with the present discus- sion , to remind the House of what an law took cognizance of libel were the sen tences of the courts less rigorous than they had been for the last six years . Be ...
... present measure , he thought it hot unconnected with the present discus- sion , to remind the House of what an law took cognizance of libel were the sen tences of the courts less rigorous than they had been for the last six years . Be ...
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... present , where there is no option . On them the proposed tax must bear with He saw another objection to it , in the oppressive weight . The measure went discretion which the present measure gave also to confound an income arising from ...
... present , where there is no option . On them the proposed tax must bear with He saw another objection to it , in the oppressive weight . The measure went discretion which the present measure gave also to confound an income arising from ...
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... present form of government , and of making it democratical ; for it was calling every day on the public to judge of the proceedings of parliament . By these daily publications the people were taught to look upon themselves as present at ...
... present form of government , and of making it democratical ; for it was calling every day on the public to judge of the proceedings of parliament . By these daily publications the people were taught to look upon themselves as present at ...
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Page 473 - The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands, for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others.
Page 209 - Parliament of her own, the sole legislature thereof; that there is no body of men competent to make laws to bind this nation, except the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland, nor any other parliament which hath any authority or power, of any sort whatsoever, in this country, save only the parliament of Ireland.
Page 285 - ... whose customs and habits are the same in principle, but carried to a greater degree of perfection, with a more extensive commerce, and more abundant means of acquiring and diffusing national wealth ; the stability of whose government — the excellence of whose constitution, is more than ever the admiration and envy of Europe, and...
Page 643 - In the awful presence of God, I, AB, do voluntarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland. I do further declare, that neither hopes, fears, rewards...
Page 357 - An entire and perfect union will be the solid foundation of lasting peace: It will secure your religion, liberty, and property; remove the animosities amongst yourselves, and the jealousies and differences betwixt our two kingdoms. It must increase your strength, riches and trade; and by this union the whole island, being joined in affection and free from all apprehensions of different...
Page 291 - Ireland of any articles now duty free; and that on other articles there shall be established, for a time to be limited, such a moderate rate of equal duties as shall, previous to the union, be agreed upon and approved by the respective parliaments, subject, after the expiration of such limited time, to be, diminished equally with respect to both kingdoms, but in no case to be increased ; that all articles which may at any time hereafter be imported into Great Britain from foreign parts, shall be...
Page 513 - Ireland have severally agreed and resolved, that, in order to promote and secure the essential interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to consolidate the strength, power and resources of the British empire, it will be adviseable to concur in such measures as may best tend to unite the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland...
Page 97 - An inquisition into every man's private circumstances, and an inquisition which in order to accommodate the tax to them, watched over all the fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of such continual and endless vexation as no people could support.
Page 455 - If, from these last-mentioned records, it be concluded that the parliament of England may bind Ireland, it must also be allowed that the people of Ireland ought to have their representatives in the parliament of England ; and this, I believe, we should be willing enough to embrace ; but this is a happiness we can hardly hope for.
Page 53 - ... the ashes quenched with the blood of the inhabitants: — the bare recital of these horrors and atrocities awakens in British bosoms, I trust it does awaken, I trust it will long keep alive, an abhorrence of the nation and name of that people by whom such execrable cruelties have been practised, and such terrible calamities inflicted : but on the Swiss (we are to understand), these cruelties and calamities have left no lasting impression: the inhabitants of Soleure, who followed, with tears of...