The Unreformed House of Commons: England and Wales.- 2. Scotland and Ireland

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University Press, 1903
 

Περιεχόμενα

and elections 382 His scheme for excluding obnoxious mem
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Surly response of the country to Charles Is efforts 388 He dissolves
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at Bury St Edmunds 400 At York 401 The Kings failure in
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No Crown interference in elections between William III
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to the use of S Stephens 425 Edward VI assigns S Stephens Chapel
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Speakers attached to party 433 Speakers as a link between
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Seymour omits them 439 Seymour not approved by the King 439
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rights in committee 445 Foley 446 His successors until 1715
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Compton becomes minister 447 ExSpeakers in the House 447 Speakers
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Grenville 461 Addington 461 His connection with
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Public opinion on his action 469 Increased interest in Parliamentary
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Rewards and social duties of the Speaker 471 His salary 473
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Speakers control 483 Concerning order in debate 484 Phraseology
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The SergeantatArms 491 His appointment 491 His duties
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The Mace 493 The Sergeants dress and pay 495 Prayers in
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THE SEATING OF THE HOUSE 502510
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Front benches for privy councillors 505 Courtesy places 505 Party
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They seek advantages from their membership 513 Objections to their
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Their neglect of Parliamentary duties 516 The distrust of them in
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by bill 528 Stages of a bill in 1572 529 Debate at second reading
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Petitions heard at the bar 538 The Grenville Act 540 Grenville com
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of Commons 545 Efforts to exclude it 546 The contest as to the voting
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CHAPTER XXIX
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Hookers account of privilege 569 Stretching privilege 569 Legislation
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London and Dublin privileged to present petitions 574 Debates on
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Acts and processes made public 585 Journals kept by members 585
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Fear of misrepresentation in the newspapers 591 Newspaper reports pro
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Σελίδα 148 - An Act for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject...
Σελίδα 138 - I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.
Σελίδα 169 - Parliament in 1783, but his career both in the House of Commons and in the House of Lords was in striking contrast with that at the bar.
Σελίδα 138 - I do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever...
Σελίδα 128 - I, AB, do utterly testify and declare in my conscience, that the queen's highness is the only supreme governor of this realm, and of all other her highness's dominions and countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things or causes, as temporal...
Σελίδα 557 - Gallery, shall misconduct himself, or shall not withdraw when Strangers are directed to withdraw, while The House, or any Committee of the whole House, is sitting...
Σελίδα 572 - That it is an high indignity to, and a notorious breach of the privilege of, this House, for any News-writer, in letters or other papers (as minutes, or under any other denomination), or for any printer or publisher of any printed Newspaper of any denomination, to presume to insert in the said letters or papers, or to give therein any account of the debates, or other proceedings of this House, or any committee thereof, as well during the recess, as the sitting of Parliament ; and that this House...
Σελίδα 572 - ... publisher of any printed newspaper of any denomination, to presume to insert in the said letters or papers, or to give therein any account of the debates or other proceedings of this House, or any committee thereof, as well during the recess as the sitting of Parliament; and that this House will proceed with the utmost severity against any and all such offenders.
Σελίδα 533 - Resolved, &c., that all aids and supplies, and aids to his Majesty in Parliament, are the sole gift of the Commons ; and all bills for the granting of any such aids and supplies ought to begin with the Commons ; and that it is the undoubted and sole right of the Commons to direct, limit and appoint in such bills the ends, purposes, considerations, conditions, limitations and qualifications of such grants, which ought not to be changed or altered by the House of Lords.
Σελίδα 371 - And yet, nevertheless, our pleasure is, that where our privy council, or any of them, shall...

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