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... Lord John Russell , Recollections and Suggestions , ed . 1875 , p . 35 . 4 At the Liverpool election in 1830. See Greville's Journal of the Reigns of King George IV . and King William IV . , vol . ii . , p . 79 . the number of freemen ...
... Lord John Russell , Recollections and Suggestions , ed . 1875 , p . 35 . 4 At the Liverpool election in 1830. See Greville's Journal of the Reigns of King George IV . and King William IV . , vol . ii . , p . 79 . the number of freemen ...
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... John Maitland , Esq . , and Charles Burke , Esq .; Bewdley , number of voters , 13 ; patron , Mr. Roberts . Dunwich , number of voters , 14 ; proprietors , Lord Huntingfield and Snowdon Barnes , Esq . ' A seat for the whole duration of ...
... John Maitland , Esq . , and Charles Burke , Esq .; Bewdley , number of voters , 13 ; patron , Mr. Roberts . Dunwich , number of voters , 14 ; proprietors , Lord Huntingfield and Snowdon Barnes , Esq . ' A seat for the whole duration of ...
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... Lord John Russell in his ' Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution , ' and reappears , as we ... sir , ' said Canning in 1822 , ' I value the system of parliamentary representation for that very want of uniformity ...
... Lord John Russell in his ' Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution , ' and reappears , as we ... sir , ' said Canning in 1822 , ' I value the system of parliamentary representation for that very want of uniformity ...
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... Lord John Russell , writing in 1823 , is so far from anticipating the advent of democracy that he professes to fear the extinction of the constitution in a despotism . ' The influence of the Crown has increased to an alarming extent ...
... Lord John Russell , writing in 1823 , is so far from anticipating the advent of democracy that he professes to fear the extinction of the constitution in a despotism . ' The influence of the Crown has increased to an alarming extent ...
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... Lord John Russell states that there are 14 boroughs with less than 300 electors , 30 with less than 400 , and 67 with less than 500 electors . Hansard , vol . cxix . , 264 . 2 See Morley's Cobden , vol . i . , p . 304. The division of ...
... Lord John Russell states that there are 14 boroughs with less than 300 electors , 30 with less than 400 , and 67 with less than 500 electors . Hansard , vol . cxix . , 264 . 2 See Morley's Cobden , vol . i . , p . 304. The division of ...
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