The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volumes 1-2; Volume 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... command , and which , even if they could procure it on any terms , must be purchased at a very great and unreasonable ex- pense . It was contended , on the other side , that the bill would prove fatal to the credit of the country . That ...
... command , and which , even if they could procure it on any terms , must be purchased at a very great and unreasonable ex- pense . It was contended , on the other side , that the bill would prove fatal to the credit of the country . That ...
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... command votes in the House of Commons ; it was revolting , that seats should be bought and sold in open market for immense sums , when it was clear that the only profit to be derived from them was the usur- pation of the rights of ...
... command votes in the House of Commons ; it was revolting , that seats should be bought and sold in open market for immense sums , when it was clear that the only profit to be derived from them was the usur- pation of the rights of ...
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... command a good many votes ; it is not bribery to ob- tain from the treasury all the patro nage , as it is termed , of any particular place , that is , to distribute among your own supporters all the offices in the revenue and other ...
... command a good many votes ; it is not bribery to ob- tain from the treasury all the patro nage , as it is termed , of any particular place , that is , to distribute among your own supporters all the offices in the revenue and other ...
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... command the assent of all who are capable of un- derstanding the subject ; but , like many other excellent principles , it is often forgotten amid the complication of de- tails , and the variety of aspects which every great political ...
... command the assent of all who are capable of un- derstanding the subject ; but , like many other excellent principles , it is often forgotten amid the complication of de- tails , and the variety of aspects which every great political ...
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... command ; but in his character of privy councillor he was bound by his oath to give his advice upon what he read . Was it fitting that the ca- binet ministers should have their ad- vice to the sovereign exposed to the animadversions of ...
... command ; but in his character of privy councillor he was bound by his oath to give his advice upon what he read . Was it fitting that the ca- binet ministers should have their ad- vice to the sovereign exposed to the animadversions of ...
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Page 249 - With this evidence of hostile inflexibility in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations.
Page 190 - Disraeli's motion, that the House should resolve itself into a committee to take into consideration the state of the nation, was negatived by a majority of 296 to 156.
Page 277 - We behold, in fine, on the side of Great Britain, a state of war against the United States; and, on the side of the United States, a state of peace towards Great Britain.
Page lix - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44...
Page xlix - George and the enemy, upon the river Canard, which uniformly terminated in his being repulsed with loss. I judged it proper to detach a force down the river Thames, capable of acting in conjunction with the garrison of Amherstburg offensively, but Captain Chambers, whom 1 had appointed to direct this detachment, experienced difficulties that frustrated my intentions. The intelligence received from that quarter admitting...
Page 193 - June 22, rose in the house of commons ; and after a most eloquent and energetic speech, moved " that this house will early in the next session of parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland ; with a view to such a final and conciliatory adjustment, as may be conducive to the peace and strength of the united kingdom ; to the stability of the protestant establishment, and to the general satisfaction...
Page xxxvi - D'Urban's cavalry were left at Cabrerizos, on the right of the Tormes, as the enemy had still a large corps on the heights above Babilafuente, on the same side of the river ; and I considered it not improbable, that, finding our army prepared for them in the morning, on the left of the Tormes, they would alter their plan, and manœuvre by the other bank.
Page 127 - I certainly am the last person in the kingdom to whom it can be permitted to despair of our Royal Father's recovery.
Page liii - Government, I do hereby announce to all the Inhabitants of the said Territory, that the Laws heretofore in existence shall continue in force until His Majesty's pleasure be known or so long as the peace and safety of the said Territory will admit thereof.
Page xlvii - Michilimachinack, which giving spirit and confidence to the Indian tribes in its neighbourhood, part of whom assisted in its capture, determined them to advance upon the rear and flanks of the American army, as soon as they heard that it had entered the province.