History of the Westminster Election ...1784 - 574 pages |
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Page 71
... canvas bag " was thrown at him . " It appears by the manner in which this was done , and from the fingular conftruc- " tion of the bag , that the intention must have been that the contents should discharge ❝themselves in the face of Mr ...
... canvas bag " was thrown at him . " It appears by the manner in which this was done , and from the fingular conftruc- " tion of the bag , that the intention must have been that the contents should discharge ❝themselves in the face of Mr ...
Page 88
... canvass , they take the liberty to requeft that fuch Electors as have not yet been waited upon perfonally ( which is intended to be done as foon as poffible ) will kindly impute it to the fhortnefs of time fince the diffolution of ...
... canvass , they take the liberty to requeft that fuch Electors as have not yet been waited upon perfonally ( which is intended to be done as foon as poffible ) will kindly impute it to the fhortnefs of time fince the diffolution of ...
Page 132
... canvass . By order of the Committee , 24th March , 1784 . JOHN ROB . COCKER , Sec . I ADVERTISEMENT . Mr. Fox begs leave to return his moft grateful thanks to the worthy and independent Electors of the City and Liberty of Weftminster ...
... canvass . By order of the Committee , 24th March , 1784 . JOHN ROB . COCKER , Sec . I ADVERTISEMENT . Mr. Fox begs leave to return his moft grateful thanks to the worthy and independent Electors of the City and Liberty of Weftminster ...
Page 156
... canvass the free Electors of Weftminster for their votes ? And are you difpofed to poll for him , merely because he openly makes a purchase of the affluent and independent , by de- bauching the poor and needy , by having a numerous gang ...
... canvass the free Electors of Weftminster for their votes ? And are you difpofed to poll for him , merely because he openly makes a purchase of the affluent and independent , by de- bauching the poor and needy , by having a numerous gang ...
Page 214
... canvas for that gallant veteran , he being abroad himself on the public fervice , fcouted the idea of fuch a connexion , by expofing the falsehood publicly ; though the artifice had wrought fo far before it was deemed worthy of notice ...
... canvas for that gallant veteran , he being abroad himself on the public fervice , fcouted the idea of fuch a connexion , by expofing the falsehood publicly ; though the artifice had wrought fo far before it was deemed worthy of notice ...
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Addrefs ADVERTISEMENT affert affure againſt anfwer becauſe cafe Caffon Candidates canvafs caufe cauſe Charles Fox Charles James Fox clofe Committee conduct confequence confideration conftables Conftitution Court Covent Garden deferted defired Derry Duchefs Election Electors of Weſtminſter faid fame favour fcrutiny fecure feems fenfe fent fervants fervice feven feveral fhall fhould fide fince firft fome foon Fox's fpirit freedom friends ftand ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuppofed fupport fure Gentlemen High Bailiff himſelf honeft honour Hood and Sir Houfe of Commons Houſe Huftings Independent Electors intereft juftice Lady laft liberty Lord Hood Lord Mahon Lord North Majefty Majefty's meaſures Minifters moft moſt muft muſt neceffary obferved occafion oppofition pafs Parliament party perfons Pitt poll prefent purpoſe queftion reafon refolution Refolved refpectable reprefent riot Sir Cecil Wray thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe vote Weft Westminster whofe Wood's Hotel Wray's yeſterday
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