The Good citizen; a political and literary miscellany1831 |
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... Petition from Nottingham , appears to have given Min- isters the first intelligible hint of their mistake , and had the advice been sound , it would have been creditable to them , that they had pro- fited by the suggestion . : The ...
... Petition from Nottingham , appears to have given Min- isters the first intelligible hint of their mistake , and had the advice been sound , it would have been creditable to them , that they had pro- fited by the suggestion . : The ...
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... petition was presented by James Long , Esq . against the return of Sir John Rerely , and Robert Beasom , Esq . since that time , the return has been frequently peți- tioned against . Proprietor ... Duke of Newcastle . Returning Officer ...
... petition was presented by James Long , Esq . against the return of Sir John Rerely , and Robert Beasom , Esq . since that time , the return has been frequently peți- tioned against . Proprietor ... Duke of Newcastle . Returning Officer ...
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... petition was presented by Chas . Mason , Esq . against Bowater Ver- non , Esq . for notorious bribery , when the following cases were sworn to by the parties who had received the bribes . 1 0 0 0 21 0 0 28 1 0 John Richards ...
... petition was presented by Chas . Mason , Esq . against Bowater Ver- non , Esq . for notorious bribery , when the following cases were sworn to by the parties who had received the bribes . 1 0 0 0 21 0 0 28 1 0 John Richards ...
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... petition called anti - reform had only obtained the nineteen signatures there given : the osten- sible object of the publisher being at least , by so doing , to hold up the parties so singled out , as ob- jects of public ridicule , to ...
... petition called anti - reform had only obtained the nineteen signatures there given : the osten- sible object of the publisher being at least , by so doing , to hold up the parties so singled out , as ob- jects of public ridicule , to ...
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... petition for which the property of parties was destroyed and their lives threat- ened , in October , and in abusing of whom , blood was spilt , and yet in two short months after , this is called the true and right way of doing the ...
... petition for which the property of parties was destroyed and their lives threat- ened , in October , and in abusing of whom , blood was spilt , and yet in two short months after , this is called the true and right way of doing the ...
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Сторінка 21 - Gentlemen of the House of Commons, I have directed the estimates for the ensuing year to be prepared, and they will, in due time, be laid before you. I will take care that they shall be formed with the strictest regard to economy; and I trust to your wisdom and patriotism to make such provision as may be required for the public service.
Сторінка 69 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
Сторінка 45 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Сторінка 20 - The return to Europe of the elder branch of the illustrious house of Braganza, and the dangers of a disputed succession, will require my most vigilant attention to events, by which not only the safety of Portugal, but the general interests of Europe, may be affected.
Сторінка 45 - Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.
Сторінка 145 - Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one. A weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is labouring eternally, but to no purpose, and in constant motion without getting on a jot; like a turnstile, he is in...
Сторінка 20 - I feel it to be my duty, in the first place, to recommend to your most careful consideration the measures which will be proposed to you for a reform in the Commons' House of Parliament : a speedy and satisfactory settlement of this question becomes daily of more pressing importance to the security of the State, and to the contentment and welfare of my people.
Сторінка 20 - ... whether it may not be possible to effect improvements in the laws respecting this subject, which may afford the necessary protection to the Established Church, and at the same time remove the present causes of complaint.
Сторінка 51 - BREAD. A very light, pleasant bread is made in France by a mixture of apples and flour, in the proportion of one of the former to two of the latter. The usual quantity of yeast is employed, as in making common bread, and is beaten with flour and warm pulp of the apples after they have boiled, and the dough is then considered as set ; it is then put...
Сторінка 21 - I trust to your wisdom and patriotism to make such provisions as may be required for the public service. " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " The scenes of violence and outrage which have occurred in the city of Bristol, and in some other places, have caused me the deepest affliction. The authority of the laws must be vindicated by the punishment of offences which have caused so extensive a destruction of property, and so melancholy a loss of life.