History of the Westminster Election ...1784 - 574 pages |
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Page 50
... just to arraign his conduct ; for which purpose he could with the gentleman to withdraw his question ; but he ftill perfifting , Mr. Byng exhorted the Elector to confider that it was unufual in any place to difcufs a perfon's character ...
... just to arraign his conduct ; for which purpose he could with the gentleman to withdraw his question ; but he ftill perfifting , Mr. Byng exhorted the Elector to confider that it was unufual in any place to difcufs a perfon's character ...
Page 89
... just and seasonable œconomy in the ftate , and the additional comfort and advan- tage of the brave and deferving invalids , were the only objects of my wifhes and inten- tion ; and I will venture to pledge my word to the partakers of ...
... just and seasonable œconomy in the ftate , and the additional comfort and advan- tage of the brave and deferving invalids , were the only objects of my wifhes and inten- tion ; and I will venture to pledge my word to the partakers of ...
Page 90
... just power of the Houfe of Commons ; for this is too great an abfurdity even to fuppofe : This party , with Sir Cecil , only meant to call no one branch of the legifla ture independent of the other two , but wifely and refolutely ...
... just power of the Houfe of Commons ; for this is too great an abfurdity even to fuppofe : This party , with Sir Cecil , only meant to call no one branch of the legifla ture independent of the other two , but wifely and refolutely ...
Page 103
... just and able Minister in the American war , the noble Lord Boreas . The question now is not , Who fhall be the elected ? but , Who fhall elect ? It is not between the oppofite Candidate and me , but between the influence of an injured ...
... just and able Minister in the American war , the noble Lord Boreas . The question now is not , Who fhall be the elected ? but , Who fhall elect ? It is not between the oppofite Candidate and me , but between the influence of an injured ...
Page 124
... just take a fep home with the widow in her coach , fee the fate of the body , and when they returned to Covent Garden , the church - wardens would give their anfwer in a moment . " This was agreed to . He accompanied the woman ...
... just take a fep home with the widow in her coach , fee the fate of the body , and when they returned to Covent Garden , the church - wardens would give their anfwer in a moment . " This was agreed to . He accompanied the woman ...
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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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