The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volume 13Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1823 - Europe |
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... situation at the west end of the town , in which the instruments of death were deposited ; and a ren- dezvous appointed on the afternoon of the 23d February to muster for the fatal onset . Such were the means by which it was expected to ...
... situation at the west end of the town , in which the instruments of death were deposited ; and a ren- dezvous appointed on the afternoon of the 23d February to muster for the fatal onset . Such were the means by which it was expected to ...
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... situation besides , when , inflamed by the harangues of their popular orators , they formed a tumultuary resolution to hazard all in the cause of liberty , was very dif- ferent from the present , when they found themselves standing on ...
... situation besides , when , inflamed by the harangues of their popular orators , they formed a tumultuary resolution to hazard all in the cause of liberty , was very dif- ferent from the present , when they found themselves standing on ...
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... situation to consider them with greater deli- beration . Lord Castlereagh , in the House of Commons , more particularly obser- ved : -The alternative to which , in his opinion , his Majesty's government was reduced , was this either ...
... situation to consider them with greater deli- beration . Lord Castlereagh , in the House of Commons , more particularly obser- ved : -The alternative to which , in his opinion , his Majesty's government was reduced , was this either ...
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... situation rendered her natural defender , rose , stating , that he differed entirely from his right honourable friend in the view which he had taken of this un- fortunate subject ; and it was quite new to him to learn that any Parlia ...
... situation rendered her natural defender , rose , stating , that he differed entirely from his right honourable friend in the view which he had taken of this un- fortunate subject ; and it was quite new to him to learn that any Parlia ...
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Walter Scott. tinue until the meeting of Parliament in the same situation in which the House of Commons had placed them , and in which , had it not been for the dissolution , they must have remained until the decision of the great ques ...
Walter Scott. tinue until the meeting of Parliament in the same situation in which the House of Commons had placed them , and in which , had it not been for the dissolution , they must have remained until the decision of the great ques ...
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Page 188 - ... that the laws which concern public right, policy and civil government may be made the same throughout the whole United Kingdom, but that no alteration be made in laws which concern private right, except for evident utility of the subjects within Scotland.
Page 145 - For any meeting whatsoever of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the king's subjects...
Page 332 - Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Page 119 - The King thinks it necessary, in consequence of the arrival of the Queen, to communicate to the House of Lords certain papers respecting the conduct of her majesty since her departure from this kingdom, which he recommends to the immediate and serious attention of this House.
Page 421 - ... there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding one calendar month.
Page 137 - ... upon the queen, to be enjoyed by her during her natural life, and in lieu of any claim in the nature of jointure or otherwise, provided she will engage not to come into any part of the British dominions...
Page 371 - Parliament— derogatory from the dignity of the crown, and injurious to the best interests of the empire.
Page 206 - We earnestly request of all to desist from their labour from and after this day, the 1st of April, and attend wholly to the recovery of their rights, and consider it as the duty of every man not to recommence until he is in possession of those rights which distinguishes the freeman from the slave, viz. that of giving consent to the laws by which he is to be governed.
Page 124 - It is this day fourteen years since the first charges were brought forward against her majesty. Then, and upon every occasion during that long period, she has shown the utmost readiness to meet her accusers, and to court the fullest inquiry into her conduct. She now also desires an open investigation, in which she may see both the charges and the witnesses against her, a privilege not denied to the meanest subject of the realm.
Page 170 - An Act to deprive her Majesty Queen Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of the title, prerogatives, rights, privileges, and exemptions of Queen Consort of this realm, and to dissolve the marriage between his Majesty . and the said Caroline Amelia Elizabeth.