Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, Volume 11R. Bagshaw, 1807 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 19
... whole attention of an able and " attentive person , and ought not to be ex- " empt from remuneration , such as in the " opinion of the House it should appear to " merit at the close of the session , when " the vote was brought forward ...
... whole attention of an able and " attentive person , and ought not to be ex- " empt from remuneration , such as in the " opinion of the House it should appear to " merit at the close of the session , when " the vote was brought forward ...
Page 29
... whole or part of the sinecure to the holder in every instance where he could prove to the satisfaction of a committee of the House , that he has no other provision , or but an in- adequate provision for a comfortable support suitable to ...
... whole or part of the sinecure to the holder in every instance where he could prove to the satisfaction of a committee of the House , that he has no other provision , or but an in- adequate provision for a comfortable support suitable to ...
Page 31
... whole course and tenor of the proceedings on the part of his Majesty , fresh instances of that desire for peace , and of that sincerity and good faith in the pursuit of it , which have so often been frustrated by the ambition of the ...
... whole course and tenor of the proceedings on the part of his Majesty , fresh instances of that desire for peace , and of that sincerity and good faith in the pursuit of it , which have so often been frustrated by the ambition of the ...
Page 33
... whole nation as well as for his immediate constituents , .. expressing his alarm lest the price of corn should be re- daced . What , however , appears still more extraordinary , is , that any man , much less a legislator , should ...
... whole nation as well as for his immediate constituents , .. expressing his alarm lest the price of corn should be re- daced . What , however , appears still more extraordinary , is , that any man , much less a legislator , should ...
Page 37
... whole of the published debates upon it , that , bad there been no such pretty words to be brought into play , there could have been nothing to talk about which the public would have been able to bestow one mo- ment's attention upon ...
... whole of the published debates upon it , that , bad there been no such pretty words to be brought into play , there could have been nothing to talk about which the public would have been able to bestow one mo- ment's attention upon ...
Contents
33 | |
55 | |
169 | |
181 | |
225 | |
257 | |
285 | |
315 | |
883 | |
895 | |
913 | |
917 | |
935 | |
949 | |
953 | |
995 | |
353 | |
377 | |
385 | |
403 | |
537 | |
575 | |
629 | |
839 | |
1041 | |
1077 | |
1101 | |
1127 | |
1141 | |
1151 | |
1153 | |
1155 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amongst appear army assertion bill called Catholics cause charge church Cobbett command committee conduct consequence constitution crown defence Duke duty election electors endeavour enemy England evil fact favour feel foreign French Gentlemen give Greek Grenville honour hope House of Commons Ireland Jacobins king knowledge labour late ministers learned languages letter liberty Lord Grenville Lord Henry Petty Lord Howick Lord Wellesley Majesty Majesty's means measure members of parliament ment mind ministry Morning Chronicle motion nation necessary neral never object observe opinion parliament party Paull pension perceive persons petition petitioner Pitt pledge political possession present principles question R. B. Sheridan racter reason render respect Roman Russians Sheridan shew sinecure sion Sir Francis Burdett speech suppose taxes thing thought tion troops vote Westminster Whigs whole wish words
Popular passages
Page 945 - I do declare, That I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority, or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 943 - I am or may become entitled, to disturb the Protestant Religion or Protestant Governmnt in this kingdom : and I do solemnly, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words of this oath, without any evasion, equivocation or mental reservation whatever...
Page 607 - Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next; and next all human race...
Page 867 - That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament.
Page 159 - His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, and the Courts of Vice-admiralty, are to take the necessary measures herein as to them shall respectively appertain.
Page 945 - Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and traitorous Conspiracies which may be formed against Him or Them : And I do faithfully promise to maintain, support, and defend, to the utmost of my Power, the Succession of the Crown, which Succession, by an Act, intituled An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Page 945 - ... without thinking that I am, or can be, acquitted before God or man, or absolved of this declaration, or any part thereof, although the Pope, or any other person or persons, or power whatsoever, should dispense with, or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
Page 153 - Spain nothing which had taken place at the date of the last dispatches enables us to pronounce. On the western side of the Mississippi she advanced in considerable force, and took post at the settlement of Bayou Pierre, on the Red River. This village was originally settled by France, was held by her as long as she held Louisiana, and was delivered to Spain only as a part of Louisiana. Being small, insulated, and distant, it was not observed at the moment of redelivery to France and the United States...
Page 911 - By these operations new channels of communication will be opened between the States; the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties.
Page 867 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.