Cobbett's Weekly Register, Volume 78J.M. Cobbett, 1832 - Great Britain |
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... Parliament , authorising the Bank of England to refuse to pay its notes in gold and silver , has been in force . At first it was passed for three months ; next , till the Parliament should meet again ; then it was to last to the end of ...
... Parliament , authorising the Bank of England to refuse to pay its notes in gold and silver , has been in force . At first it was passed for three months ; next , till the Parliament should meet again ; then it was to last to the end of ...
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... Parliament , sult the misery of the public , by chaunt- a qualification which tends to keep alive ing the praises of a minister . in the breasts of the people , that higher 2. Forty years , my Lord , have rolled regard for riches than ...
... Parliament , sult the misery of the public , by chaunt- a qualification which tends to keep alive ing the praises of a minister . in the breasts of the people , that higher 2. Forty years , my Lord , have rolled regard for riches than ...
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... Parliament , of the amount of the poor - rates , at two different periods , and , of course , at two different stages in our taxation ; namely , in the year 1784 , and in the year 1803 ? At the former period , the taxes of the year , as ...
... Parliament , of the amount of the poor - rates , at two different periods , and , of course , at two different stages in our taxation ; namely , in the year 1784 , and in the year 1803 ? At the former period , the taxes of the year , as ...
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... Parliament . SECOND , as the Dictionary and yet , with regard to which , we , for part was compiled before the Reform- some reason or other , wish to possess a law was passed , the number of members knowledge ! It was from the great of ...
... Parliament . SECOND , as the Dictionary and yet , with regard to which , we , for part was compiled before the Reform- some reason or other , wish to possess a law was passed , the number of members knowledge ! It was from the great of ...
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... Parliament of 1818 , that being the last presented ; ( according to the act of 1832 ) ; naming number of paupers at that time ; the the counties , describing the divisions annual rental of the county at the same ( where there are ...
... Parliament of 1818 , that being the last presented ; ( according to the act of 1832 ) ; naming number of paupers at that time ; the the counties , describing the divisions annual rental of the county at the same ( where there are ...
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Page 561 - An Act for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject...
Page 561 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Page 787 - England, made by another act of parliament in England in the first year of the reign of their late majesties King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An act declaring the rights and liberties of the subject, and settling the succession of the crown.
Page 787 - Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that this present Parliament, and all Parliaments that shall at any time hereafter be called, assembled or held, shall and may respectively have continuance for seven years and no longer, to be accounted from the day on which by the writ of summons this present Parliament hath been or any future Parliament shall be appointed to meet, unless this present or any such Parliament hereafter to be summoned, shall be sooner dissolved by his Majesty,...
Page 649 - But och ! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by every wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent.
Page 53 - An act for granting to their Majesties several duties upon tonnagex>f ships and vessels, and upon beer, ale, and other liquors, for securing certain recompenses and advantages in the said act mentioned, to such persons as shall voluntarily advance the sum of fifteen hundred thousand pounds, towards carrying on the war with France.
Page 177 - An Act for vesting certain sums in Commissioners, at the end of every Quarter of a Year, to be by them applied to the Reduction of the National Debt.
Page 123 - A treatise on the situation, soil, fencing and laying-out of gardens; on the making and managing of hot-beds and green-houses; and on the propagation and cultivation of the several sorts of vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers.
Page 787 - ... that this present parliament, and all parliaments that shall at any time hereafter be called, assembled or held, shall and may respectively have continuance for seven years, and no longer, to be accounted from the day on which by the writ of summons this present parliament hath been, or any future parliament shall be, appointed to meet, unless this present, or any such parliament hereafter to be summoned, shall be sooner dissolved by His Majesty, his heirs or successors.
Page 149 - Sussex, who has been used to sit round the fire with the master and mistress, and pull about and tickle the laughing maids ! Pretty well that ! But it is the life of the married labourer that will delight you. Upon a steam-engine farm, there are perhaps eight or ten of these. There is, at a considerable distance from the farm-yard, a sort of barrack erected for these to live in. It is a long shed, stone walls and pantile roof, and divided into a certain number of boothies, each having a door and...