Annual Register, Volume 94Edmund Burke 1853 - History |
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... principle of the new Bill he regarded it as a step in a dan- gerous direction , and would give it such opposition as lay in his power to offer . Earl Grey was rejoiced that there was so much in the speech of the noble Lord with which he ...
... principle of the new Bill he regarded it as a step in a dan- gerous direction , and would give it such opposition as lay in his power to offer . Earl Grey was rejoiced that there was so much in the speech of the noble Lord with which he ...
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... principle of disfranchisement should have been carried further , that larger constituencies should have addi- tional representatives , or that new constituencies should be created . Mr. Baillie pointed out what he considered the defects ...
... principle of disfranchisement should have been carried further , that larger constituencies should have addi- tional representatives , or that new constituencies should be created . Mr. Baillie pointed out what he considered the defects ...
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... principle of giving to Manchester a great number of members because such places as Retford have two ; and the expres- sion of a hope that the proposal to enlarge small boroughs would not be tainted by a repetition of the not very ...
... principle of giving to Manchester a great number of members because such places as Retford have two ; and the expres- sion of a hope that the proposal to enlarge small boroughs would not be tainted by a repetition of the not very ...
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... principle on which the taxation of the country was to be based , were subjects on which the people of this country felt much anxiety . And there was likewise a great desire to see the legal reform that was promised carried out . These ...
... principle on which the taxation of the country was to be based , were subjects on which the people of this country felt much anxiety . And there was likewise a great desire to see the legal reform that was promised carried out . These ...
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... principle of the Bill was vicious , all the de- tails must be modified ; yet the noble Lord said , though the ma- jority of the House might consider the principle so essentially vicious that it was impossible its details could be ...
... principle of the Bill was vicious , all the de- tails must be modified ; yet the noble Lord said , though the ma- jority of the House might consider the principle so essentially vicious that it was impossible its details could be ...
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Page 209 - Labrador; but so soon as the same, or any Portion thereof, shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said Fishermen to dry or cure Fish at such Portion so settled, without previous agreement for such purpose with the Inhabitants, Proprietors, or Possessors of the ground.
Page 209 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the Liberty claimed by the United States for the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, and cure Fish on certain Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America, it is agreed between The High Contracting Parties, that the Inhabitants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the Subjects of His Britannic Majesty, the Liberty to take Fish of every kind...
Page 183 - Altesse Royale, en butte aux factions qui « divisent mon pays et à l'inimitié des plus grandes « puissances de l'Europe, j'ai terminé ma carrière « politique, et je viens, comme Thémistocle, « m'asseoir au foyer du peuple britannique. Je « me mets sous la protection de ses lois, que je « réclame de Votre Altesse Royale comme du plus « puissant, du plus constant et du plus généreux
Page 337 - The present Convention shall be in force for the term of Ten Years from the date hereof: and further, until the end of Twelve Months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the Other of its intention to terminate the same...
Page 209 - Islands, on the western and northern coast of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands...
Page 262 - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to the express words by me spoken and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words without any equivocation mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever...
Page 256 - I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation or mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever: And I do make this recognition and acknowledgment heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian, So help me God.
Page 209 - The Civil and Literary Chronology of Greece, from the earliest Accounts to the death of Augustus.
Page 257 - It is a familiar canon of construction that a thing which is within the intention of the makers of a statute is as much within the statute as if it were within the letter; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute unless it be within the intention of the makers.
Page 313 - Soon after the explosion commenced a number of meteorites fell to the ground over an area a mile and a half in length and half a mile in breadth.