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... which the law assigned many im- portant functions and duties . During several cen- turies this body deliberated on the gravest and most delicate affairs . But by degrees its character changed . 62 Theory and Practice of.
... which the law assigned many im- portant functions and duties . During several cen- turies this body deliberated on the gravest and most delicate affairs . But by degrees its character changed . 62 Theory and Practice of.
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... duties of the various members . The Prime Minister , concerning whom we shall have occasion to speak more in detail presently , is usually the First Lord of the Treasury . His duties in this capacity are merely nominal , since the ...
... duties of the various members . The Prime Minister , concerning whom we shall have occasion to speak more in detail presently , is usually the First Lord of the Treasury . His duties in this capacity are merely nominal , since the ...
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... duties of the For- eign Office over to the Marquis of Lansdowne . This change was made , and the Premier became Lord Privy Seal . The Lord Privy Seal has had a seat in recent Cabinets , but has no specific departmental duties to perform ...
... duties of the For- eign Office over to the Marquis of Lansdowne . This change was made , and the Premier became Lord Privy Seal . The Lord Privy Seal has had a seat in recent Cabinets , but has no specific departmental duties to perform ...
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... duties of the body over which he presides are not so important as they once were , the presidency is still an office of great dignity and honour . The position was held under Lord Salisbury by the Duke of Devonshire , and was formerly ...
... duties of the body over which he presides are not so important as they once were , the presidency is still an office of great dignity and honour . The position was held under Lord Salisbury by the Duke of Devonshire , and was formerly ...
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... duties as heterogeneous as those of the Secretary of the Interior in the United States . He is chief of the constabulary , being charged with the preservation of peace and protec- tion of property ; he has charge of prisons , advises ...
... duties as heterogeneous as those of the Secretary of the Interior in the United States . He is chief of the constabulary , being charged with the preservation of peace and protec- tion of property ; he has charge of prisons , advises ...
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Page 66 - The school-boy whips his taxed top — the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle on a taxed road ; — and the dying Englishman pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent.
Page 66 - ... pampers man's appetite, and the drug that restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin and the ribands of the bride; at bed or board; couchant or levant we must pay.
Page 66 - ... raw material, taxes on every fresh value that is added to it by the industry of man; taxes on the sauce which pampers man's appetite and the drug...
Page 12 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Page 190 - In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parting-ton's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen, be...
Page 282 - The principle of parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English Constitution, the right to make or unmake any law whatever; and, further, that no person or body is recognized by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament.
Page 189 - I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824 there set in a great flood upon that town ; the...
Page 12 - Will you, to the utmost of your power, maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion, established by law ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges, as by law, do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ?" King or Queen.
Page 316 - In 1678 they again resolved, in fuller language, "that all aids and supplies, and aids to His Majesty in parliament, are the sole gift of the commons; and all bills for the granting of any such aids or supplies ought to begin with the commons; and that it is the undoubted and sole right of the commons to direct, limit and appoint in such bills the ends, purposes, considerations, conditions, limitations and qualifications of such grants, which ought not to be changed...
Page 66 - His whole property is then immediately taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to his fathers, — to be taxed no more.