The Edinburgh Annual Register, Bände 1-2;Band 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... crown , and the generosity of the nation , than to add to a revenue , which had been found inadequate to the purposes to which it was destined . The right honourable gentleman then proceeded in a strain of argument , calculated to sow ...
... crown , and the generosity of the nation , than to add to a revenue , which had been found inadequate to the purposes to which it was destined . The right honourable gentleman then proceeded in a strain of argument , calculated to sow ...
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... crown . " Mr Perceval made a most satisfac- tory reply , to which it is impossible to do justice , otherwise than by select- ing some of the most prominent pas- sages . " The question before the house , " he said , " was , Whether or ...
... crown . " Mr Perceval made a most satisfac- tory reply , to which it is impossible to do justice , otherwise than by select- ing some of the most prominent pas- sages . " The question before the house , " he said , " was , Whether or ...
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... crown .--- The king , in ancient times , had a right to this fund as lord high ad- miral of England ; and as that great office had not , for a century past , been conferred on any individual , the droits of admiralty remained vested in ...
... crown .--- The king , in ancient times , had a right to this fund as lord high ad- miral of England ; and as that great office had not , for a century past , been conferred on any individual , the droits of admiralty remained vested in ...
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... crown , therefore , to this fund , seems unquestionable ; and when we reflect , that , so lately as the com- mencement of the present reign , when the various funds out of which the royal expences were to be supplied had been carefully ...
... crown , therefore , to this fund , seems unquestionable ; and when we reflect , that , so lately as the com- mencement of the present reign , when the various funds out of which the royal expences were to be supplied had been carefully ...
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... crown . That before the Revolu- tion the expences of war were not re- gularly supplied by parliament , but ge- nerally by the crown from those very funds which were now described as the private property of the king ; that par- liament ...
... crown . That before the Revolu- tion the expences of war were not re- gularly supplied by parliament , but ge- nerally by the crown from those very funds which were now described as the private property of the king ; that par- liament ...
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Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 127 - I certainly am the last person in the kingdom to whom it can be permitted to despair of our Royal Father's recovery.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.