The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860, Band 1A.C. Armstrong and Son, 1895 |
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... Bribery at elections Sale of boroughs . . Attempts to restrain corruption Act to prevent the sale of seats Government boroughs Revenue officers disfranchised Vexatious contests in populous cities Territorial influence in counties ...
... Bribery at elections Sale of boroughs . . Attempts to restrain corruption Act to prevent the sale of seats Government boroughs Revenue officers disfranchised Vexatious contests in populous cities Territorial influence in counties ...
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... Bribery since the Reform Act · • Disfranchisement and other Acts to restrain bribery Policy of legislation concerning bribery . Efforts to shorten the duration of Parliaments Motions in favor of vote by ballot . Qualification Acts ...
... Bribery since the Reform Act · • Disfranchisement and other Acts to restrain bribery Policy of legislation concerning bribery . Efforts to shorten the duration of Parliaments Motions in favor of vote by ballot . Qualification Acts ...
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... Bribery at Elections : - Sale of Seats : - Govern- ment influence in large Towns : - Revenue Officers disfranchised : Vexatious Contests in Cities . Representation of Scotland and Ireland . - Injustice in the Trial of Election Petitions ...
... Bribery at Elections : - Sale of Seats : - Govern- ment influence in large Towns : - Revenue Officers disfranchised : Vexatious Contests in Cities . Representation of Scotland and Ireland . - Injustice in the Trial of Election Petitions ...
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... bribery , supported the ministry of the day , for the sake of honors , patronage , or court favor . The county members were generally identified with the territorial aristocracy . The adherence of a further class was secured by places ...
... bribery , supported the ministry of the day , for the sake of honors , patronage , or court favor . The county members were generally identified with the territorial aristocracy . The adherence of a further class was secured by places ...
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... Bribery at franchise , they were soon taught that their votes would command a price ; and thus , where nomination ceased , the influence of bribery commenced . Bribery at elections has long been acknowledged as one 1 Parl . Return ...
... Bribery at franchise , they were soon taught that their votes would command a price ; and thus , where nomination ceased , the influence of bribery commenced . Bribery at elections has long been acknowledged as one 1 Parl . Return ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 418 - Your representative owes you, not his industry only but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
Seite 135 - Secondly, having once given her sanction to a measure, that it be not arbitrarily altered or modified by the Minister. Such an act she must consider as failing in sincerity towards the Crown, and justly to be visited by the exercise of her constitutional right of dismissing that Minister.
Seite 21 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Seite 214 - such persons as have just claims on the royal beneficence, or who, by their personal services to the Crown, by the performance of duties to the public, or by their useful discoveries in science and attainments in literature and the arts, have merited the gracious consideration of their sovereign, and the gratitude of their country.
Seite 335 - March, the second reading of the bill was carried by a majority of one only, in...
Seite 54 - I bent the whole force of my mind to, was the reduction of that corrupt influence, which is itself the perennial spring of all prodigality, and of all disorder ; which loads us, more than millions of debt ; which takes away vigour from our arms, wisdom from our councils, and every shadow of authority and credit from the most venerable parts of our constitution...
Seite 418 - But his unbiased opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you; to any man, or to any set of men living.
Seite 453 - Mr. Sheridan afterwards addressed the Lords, in Westminster Hall, on the same charge, for four days ; and Mr. Burke said of his address, " that no species of oratory, — no kind of eloquence which had been heard in ancient or modern times ; nothing which the acuteness of the bar, the dignity of the senate, or the morality of the pulpit could furnish, was equal to what they had that day heard in Westminster Hall.
Seite 453 - Opera), the best farce (the Critic — it is only too good for a farce), and the best Address (Monologue on Garrick), and, to crown all, delivered the very best Oration (the famous Begum Speech) ever conceived or heard in this country.
Seite 55 - ... that it is the duty of this House to provide, as far as may be, an immediate and effectual redress of the abuses complained of in the petitions presented to this House.