An Impartial History of Ireland, from the Period of the English Invasion to the Present Time: From Authentic Documents, Volume 4J. Christie, 1811 - Ireland |
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Page 101
... corrupt majo- rity , and an enslaved people .. Yet , corrupt as these majorities were , there were some cases , in which the castle pensioners resisted its mandates , for instance : two attempts of lord Townsend , in 1769 , to pass an ...
... corrupt majo- rity , and an enslaved people .. Yet , corrupt as these majorities were , there were some cases , in which the castle pensioners resisted its mandates , for instance : two attempts of lord Townsend , in 1769 , to pass an ...
Page 105
... service , though expended in corrupt- ing the legislature . In fact , there was no public service at the time , that justified the arrears . The VOL . IV . only public service of any note was , quelling the OF IRELAND . 105.
... service , though expended in corrupt- ing the legislature . In fact , there was no public service at the time , that justified the arrears . The VOL . IV . only public service of any note was , quelling the OF IRELAND . 105.
Page 110
... corrupt and oppressive to their inferiors . This , as we have seen , was the opinion of Edmund Burke ; an opinion justified by an anecdote of a Munster nabob . When the introduction of the Palatines into Ireland was in consideration ...
... corrupt and oppressive to their inferiors . This , as we have seen , was the opinion of Edmund Burke ; an opinion justified by an anecdote of a Munster nabob . When the introduction of the Palatines into Ireland was in consideration ...
Page 114
... corrupt the legisla- ture , petitions flowed in from distressed traders and manufacturers ; the unerring evidence of national calamity , produced by misgovernment . The merchants and traders of Cork stated , that they were reduced to ...
... corrupt the legisla- ture , petitions flowed in from distressed traders and manufacturers ; the unerring evidence of national calamity , produced by misgovernment . The merchants and traders of Cork stated , that they were reduced to ...
Page 118
... corruption of its parliament , in pensions , sinecure places , the creation of new places , and the revival of old places , become obsolete , because useless ; yet all this proves , not , that a foreign legislature was more eligible ...
... corruption of its parliament , in pensions , sinecure places , the creation of new places , and the revival of old places , become obsolete , because useless ; yet all this proves , not , that a foreign legislature was more eligible ...
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