Memoirs of the life of colonel Warle; with the public spirit of 1809 as dispalyed in the patriotic proceedings |
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... characters , instead of checking , will be found to have established and given con- sequence to crimes . Here it will appear , that corruption , admitted and avowed , has been carried on with such unparalleled effrontery , that the ...
... characters , instead of checking , will be found to have established and given con- sequence to crimes . Here it will appear , that corruption , admitted and avowed , has been carried on with such unparalleled effrontery , that the ...
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... character of the House of Commons . " 1 THE DINNER OF THE LIVERY TO COLONEL WARDLE . The next circumstance arising from the sense which the citizens of this metropolis entertained of Mr. Wardle's patriotism , was the dinner given at the ...
... character of the House of Commons . " 1 THE DINNER OF THE LIVERY TO COLONEL WARDLE . The next circumstance arising from the sense which the citizens of this metropolis entertained of Mr. Wardle's patriotism , was the dinner given at the ...
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... character . It was asserted , that the principal witness in the late Inquiry was under my protection , and I was attacked as hav- ing an illicit connection with her . Gentlemen , I never saw that person until I visited her to avail ...
... character . It was asserted , that the principal witness in the late Inquiry was under my protection , and I was attacked as hav- ing an illicit connection with her . Gentlemen , I never saw that person until I visited her to avail ...
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... character of the magistracies , and the orders they were appointed to uphold . He called these lawyers the worst of Jacobins who degraded the character and lowered the dignity of the jurisprudence of the country , by exerting their ...
... character of the magistracies , and the orders they were appointed to uphold . He called these lawyers the worst of Jacobins who degraded the character and lowered the dignity of the jurisprudence of the country , by exerting their ...
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... character of members of that House . ' 29 VII . That such a state of representation is a national grievance . VIII . That in every department of the State into which inquiry has been made , scandalous corruptions and abuses have been ...
... character of members of that House . ' 29 VII . That such a state of representation is a national grievance . VIII . That in every department of the State into which inquiry has been made , scandalous corruptions and abuses have been ...
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adopted approbation April Bart Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough censure chair Chairman Cobbett Colonel Wardle Common Hall conduct Constitution corrupt practices COUNTY MEETING Crown declared drank Duke of York duty effectual endeavours exertions express favour feel firm freeholders friends G. L. Wardle gentlemen Glasgow gratitude Gwyllim Lloyd Wardle High Sheriff honest honour House of Commons independent inhabitants Jacobin King KINGSTON UPON HULL late Commander-in-chief late inquiry late investigation Lord Castlereagh Lord Folkstone Lord Viscount Milton Mayor meeting be given meeting was held Mellish ment Ministers minority of 125 nation observed occasion opinion Parlia patriotic perseverance persons Peter Grant Powlett present proposed proved public abuses quiry Reform in Parliament Renfrew County representation representatives requisition resolutions respect Royal Highness Samuel Whitbread Sir Francis Burdett speech Thomas Thomas Turton three times three tion toast virtue Viscount Mahon voted Waithman Wardle's motion Whitbread William William Wilberforce worthy
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Page 120 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or received a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.
Page 140 - Ministers, in the election of Members of Parliament ; that, by the same great standard of our liberties, it is declared that the election of Members of Parliament ought to be free...
Page 119 - And in this manner, according to the present state of the representation, two hundred and ninetyfour of your honourable members are chosen, and, being a majority of the entire house of commons, are enabled to decide all questions in the name of the whole people of England and Scotland.
Page 121 - That so long as the People shall not be fairly represented, corruption will increase; our debts and taxes will accumulate ; our resources will be dissipated ; the native energy of the People will be depressed ; and the country deprived of its best defence against foreign foes. 12. That to remedy the great and glaring evils of which we complain, it is not necessary to have recourse...
Page 55 - Wednesday Morning, Feb. 1st, 1809." " Dear Sir, " I yesterday saw Mr. Wardle ; he " had a letter yesterday from your " friend Glass, begging him not to take " any business in hand, where his name " is mentioned : and he asks for you "also. He was Tutor to Wardle. "Now Mr. Wardle assures me, by " every thing honourable, that if you " speak candidly. and fairly to the fact