The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons, Volume 1J. Debrett, 1785 - Great Britain |
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... evidence , which was contrary to every legal mode whatever , and contrary to the fundamental principles of the confti- tution . Mr. Sheridan feconded the motion . Mr. Kenyon answered the former gentle- man with great juftice and ...
... evidence , which was contrary to every legal mode whatever , and contrary to the fundamental principles of the confti- tution . Mr. Sheridan feconded the motion . Mr. Kenyon answered the former gentle- man with great juftice and ...
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... evidence , and therefore the fcrutiny had been lawfully demanded and granted - He ob- jects to its being permitted to go on ; but it would have been kind in the Learned Gentle- man , if he had imparted rather more of his . legal ...
... evidence , and therefore the fcrutiny had been lawfully demanded and granted - He ob- jects to its being permitted to go on ; but it would have been kind in the Learned Gentle- man , if he had imparted rather more of his . legal ...
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... evidence on which he was to form his judgment . He has the power ( nay , it is his duty as Returning Officer ) after having formed his judgment , to make , agree- ably to his oath , a return of members . He is therefore clearly not ...
... evidence on which he was to form his judgment . He has the power ( nay , it is his duty as Returning Officer ) after having formed his judgment , to make , agree- ably to his oath , a return of members . He is therefore clearly not ...
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... evidence in one Report , and by referving their own opinions and advice for a separate Report . But certainly the House would not be required either to fee with the eyes , or to hear with the ears , or to judge through the intellects of ...
... evidence in one Report , and by referving their own opinions and advice for a separate Report . But certainly the House would not be required either to fee with the eyes , or to hear with the ears , or to judge through the intellects of ...
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... evidence to the bar , that there were many bad votes obtruded on the poll . " Ayes , Noes , 180 81 The farther hearing was adjourned . Monday , June 7 , 1784 . A CONSIDERABLE time was spent in receiving and difcuffing various election ...
... evidence to the bar , that there were many bad votes obtruded on the poll . " Ayes , Noes , 180 81 The farther hearing was adjourned . Monday , June 7 , 1784 . A CONSIDERABLE time was spent in receiving and difcuffing various election ...
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Act of Parliament addrefs aforefaid againſt anſwer becauſe bufinefs buſineſs cafe caufe cauſe Cecil Wray Chancellor Commiffioners Committee confequence confideration conftitution Court of Directors declared defired diffolution election electors eſtabliſhed Exchequer exprefs faid Board faid Court faid United Company fame fcrutiny fecurity fenfe fent fervice fhall fhould firſt fituation fome Fort William ftate ftatute fubject fuch fufficient functus officio fupport fure further enacted Grenville's Bill High Bailiff himſelf Houfe Houſe of Commons iffued India inftructions James James Luttrell John juftice laft laſt Lord Hood Lord Mulgrave Majefty Majefty's meaſure ment Minifters moft moſt motion muft muſt neceffary noble Lord oath obferved occafion oppofite Parliament perfon petition poffible poll prefent Prefidencies propofed purpoſe queftion reafon refpect reprefent Returning Officer Right Honourable Gentleman ſaid ſhall Sheriff ſuch thefe theſe thofe Thomas thoſe tion truft uſed votes Weſtminſter whofe wifhed William writ
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Page 1 - Majefty that it may be enacled ; and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the...
Page 312 - If the meaneft fubjeft in the land had died fuddenly, or by violent means, an inqueft would have taken cognizance of the cafe, and enquired into the caufes of his death, but the Parliament of Great Britain...
Page 322 - ... effectual for anfwering their ends. His majefty may receive the opinions and wifhes of individuals under their fignatures, and of bodies corporate under their feals, as expreffing their own particular fenfe: and he may grant fuch redrefs as the legal powers of the crown enable the crown to afford.
Page 1 - Britain, from time to time to nominate, constitute and appoint, during his or their pleasure, such members of the Privy Council (of whom the two principal secretaries of state and the chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being shall always be three), and such other two persons as his Majesty, his heirs or successors, shall think fit, to be and who shall accordingly be and be styled Commissioners for the Affairs of India.
Page 214 - Parliament for the future, or writs for the choice of any new member to ferve in Parliament; and to the end fuch writs may, by the proper officer or his deputy, be duly returned and delivered to the Clerk of the Crown, to be by him filed, according to the ancient and legal courfe: Be it enacted by the King's moft excellent Majefty, &c.
Page 325 - Above all, we fhall take care that none of the rights and privileges, always claimed, and fince the acceffion of his majefty's illuftrious family conftantly exercifed by this houfe (and which we hold and exercife in truft for the commons of Great Britain, and for their benefit) fhall be conftructively furrendered, or even weakened and impaired under ambiguous phrafes, and implications of cenfure on the late parliamentary proceedings. If thefe claims are not well-founded, they ought to be honeftly...
Page 3 - Committee shall, from time to time, upon receipt of any such secret orders and instructions concerning the levying of war or making of peace, or treating or negotiating with any of the native princes or states of India...
Page 351 - ... alfo difcovered that their commercial affairs are in the greateft diforder, that their debts have accumulated beyond any prefent or obvious future means of payment, at leaft under the actual adminiftration of their affairs ; that this condition of the Eaft India company has begun to affect the finking fund itfelf, on which the public credit of the kingdom refts, a million and upwards being due to the cuftoms, which that houfe of commons, whofe intentions towards the company have been fo grofsly...
Page 189 - The noble lord repeats again, that 'tricks' were used on my side in the election, although he very properly omits the epithet which preceded that term when he used it in a former debate; but does it appear in evidence that any tricks were practised on my part ? Not a word.
Page 208 - ... election of Vandeput and Trentham, could by any possible means be over before the 18th ! Surely not, A tolerable knowledge of Mr Thomas Corbett, the high bailiff of Westminster, gave me no extravagant hopes of success, in any scrutiny where he was to be the sole...