The Constitutional History of England: Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860 : in Two Volumes, Volume 1

Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863 - Constitutional history - 640 pages

His policy and its dangers	1

Mr Grenville cooperates in the kings unconstitutional policy	24

Protests against the influence of the Crown 177980	50

Lord Rockinghams second ministry	51

The kings influence employed against them	57

Opposition continued	65

Reflections on this struggle	76

Mr Pitt resigns on that question	82

The Grenville Act 1770	304

Bribery of members by places and pensions	312

During the reign of George III	320

Members bribed by shares in loans and lotteries	327

Meeting of Parliament during the kings second illness	336

Proposal to enfranchise Leeds Birmingham and Manchester	352

The Duke of Wellingtons antireform declaration 1830	362

Bribery since the Reform	366

The kings friends active against ministers	90

The kings appeal to the people on the Catholic question at	99

Position of parties a proof of the paramount influence of	105

Proceedings against Queen Caroline	112

1765	141

The Regency Act 183031	142

Incapacity of a sovereign not recognised by	163

THE CIVIL LIST PENSIONS PREROGATIVES	191

The Civil List from William and Mary to George III	197

Schemes for economic reform	203

Revenues of the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall	210

Final regulation of the Pension List in 1837	229

Progressive increase of the peerage prior to reign of George III	232

The baronetage and orders of knighthood	274

Government influence in larger boroughs	277

Sale of boroughs	285

Vexatious contests in populous cities	293

Attempts to restrain corruption 17681786	392

Members of the Commons excluded from the Lords 1770	418

Their personalities	425

357	451

Sir F Burdetts case	457

Moderation of the Commons in forwarding the admission	464

Relations between the Commons and the ministers of	470

Control of the Commons over supply and taxes	477

Exclusive rights of the Commons concerning taxation	483

142	504

Sale of seats restrained by act 1809	509

The guardianship of Princess Charlotte	513

148	517

The first Reform Bill rejected by the Commons	519

The commission to open Parliament	523

The Regency Bill stayed by the kings recovery

Title	The Constitutional History of England: Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860 : in Two Volumes, Volume 1 The Constitutional History of England: Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860 : in Two Volumes, Thomas Erskine May
Author	Thomas Erskine May
Edition	2
Publisher	Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863
Original from	Austrian National Library
Digitized	6 Sep 2017
Length	640 pages

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