Historical Register1736 - Great Britain Containing an impartial relation of all transactions, foreign and domestick: with a Chronological diary of all the remarkable occurrences, viz. births, marriages, deaths, removals, promotions, etc. that happened throughout the year: together with the characters and parentage of persons deceased on the eminent rank ... |
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Page 181 - ... by an express warrant in writing, under the hand of one of the principal secretaries of state, for every such opening, detaining, or delaying...
Page 180 - That the Committee had examined the matter to them referred ; and had directed him to report the...
Page 132 - Becaufe the Matters fpecified in the Anfwer are of fuch a Nature as feem only proper to be examined in this Houfe ; and had the Lords Petitioners fought a Remedy any where elfe, they might have been juftly cenfured : We apprehend therefore, that the pinning them down to the precife Words of the Order may be attended with this fatal Confequence, that all parliamentary Enquiries may be render'd much more difficult hereafter ; which may probably give fuch Encouragement to Corrupt...
Page 249 - And whereas another act was passed in the sixteenth year of the reign of King George the Second, intituled, " An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments within the time limited by law, and for allowing further time for that purpose ; and...
Page 148 - Num" bers of Penfions, Offices, of which feveral were •* nominal, and Releafes of Debts owing to the " Crown were granted to Peers who concurred in. " voting this Lift, and to their near Relations...
Page 181 - That it is a high infringement of the privilege of the knights, citizens, and burgesses, chosen to represent the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament, for any postmaster, his deputies or agents, in Great Britain or Ireland, to open or look into, by any means whatsoever, any letter directed to or signed by the proper hand of any member, without an...
Page 81 - Sixteen may come to lofe the Seats they have now the Honour to have in this Houfe : For this Reafon therefore, my Lords, as well as on Account of its being a Petition of a very new and a very extraordinary Nature, I think your Lordfhips ought to take fome Time to confider of it, before you order any Perfon to attend on Account of the Matter contained in the Petition.
Page 317 - Rice from his Majefty's Province of Carolina in America directly to any Part of Europe Southward of Cape Finifterre, in Ships built in and belonging to Great Britain and navigated according to Law ; and to extend that Liberty to his Majefty's Province of Georgia in America.
Page 246 - ... muft grant that it is more than our juft Proportion. But befides this 10,000 which laft Year we agreed to keep up, for no other Reafon but only on Account of the War then broke out in Europe, have we not made a molt extraordinary Addition to our Naval Force ? Have we not now added no lefs than...
Page 148 - Becaufe the following Inftances, [viz.. That Endeavours were ufed to engage Peers to vote for this Lift, by Promife of Penfions and Offices Civil and Military, to themfelves and near Relations, and by aftual Promife and Offers of Sums of Money.