The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860, Volume 3Longmans, Green, 1875 - Constitutional history |
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administration admitted amendments Assembly Ayes bill bishops boroughs British cause church of Scotland church rates civil claims clergy colonies colonists concession constitution corporations council Court Court of Session crown debate dissenters Duke Earl ecclesiastical elected England English establishment exclusive faith favour franchise freedom Grattan's House of Commons House of Lords Ibid Ireland Irish Jews Journ jurisdiction justice king land legislative legislature liberal Lord Charlemont Lord Eldon Lord John Russell majority marriages measure ment ministers motion municipal Noes numbers oath opinion parish Parl Parlia Parliament parliamentary party passed patronage patrons Peel Peel's Mem petition Pitt Plowden's Hist political popular presbytery principles privileges proposed Protestant Protestant ascendency provision question reform relief religion repeal revenues Roman Catholics scheme Scotland second reading secured session Sir Robert Peel speech spirit Supra Test Acts tion tithes Union vestry Vict vote worship
Popular passages
Page 391 - But how much nobler will be the Sovereign's boast, when he shall have it to say that he found Law dear, and left it cheap ; found it a sealed book, left it a living letter ; found it the patrimony of the rich, left it the inheritance of the poor ; found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression, left it the staff of Honesty and the shield of Innocence...
Page 170 - I am one of those who have probably passed a longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war ; and I must say this — that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it [cheers].
Page 348 - Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty — what ? Our own property ? No ! We give and grant to your Majesty the property of your Majesty's Commons of America.
Page 428 - I venture to say that every man who is not presumably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or of political danger is morally entitled to come within the pale of the Constitution.
Page 323 - Society is constituted for the purpose of forwarding a brotherhood of affection, a communion of rights, and an union of power among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and thereby to obtain a complete reform in the legislature, founded on the principles of civil, political, and religious liberty.
Page 85 - I design plain truth for plain people; therefore, of set purpose, I abstain from all nice and philosophical speculations; from all perplexed and intricate reasonings; and, as far as possible, from even the show of learning, unless in sometimes citing the original Scripture.
Page 251 - All which jurisdiction and power on the part of the said civil courts severally above specified, whatever proceeding may have given occasion to its exercise, is, in our opinion, in itself inconsistent with Christian liberty, and with the authority which the head of the church hath conferred on the church alone.
Page 91 - There is nothing, certainly, more unreasonable, more inconsistent with the rights of human nature, more contrary to the spirit and precepts of the Christian religion, more iniquitous and unjust, more impolitic, than persecution. It is against natural religion, revealed religion, and sound policy.
Page 149 - G. as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and leader of the House of Commons. The cabinet was broken up...
Page 5 - It is not fit, that the receiving or judging of the information should be left to the discretion of the officer. The magistrate ought to judge; and should give certain directions to the officer.