The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volums 1-2;Volum 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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Pàgina 2
... less severe in his reproaches . " He should feel un- happy , " he said , " if he departed from that house , without declaring that he retained all the opinions he had before held on subjects of great magnitude ; opinions confirmed by ...
... less severe in his reproaches . " He should feel un- happy , " he said , " if he departed from that house , without declaring that he retained all the opinions he had before held on subjects of great magnitude ; opinions confirmed by ...
Pàgina 10
... less than had been enjoyed by the king ; and it might be thought most advisable at once to vote the above sum out of the consolidated fund , and to extin- guish the exchequer revenue payable to the prince . But as his royal high- ness ...
... less than had been enjoyed by the king ; and it might be thought most advisable at once to vote the above sum out of the consolidated fund , and to extin- guish the exchequer revenue payable to the prince . But as his royal high- ness ...
Pàgina 17
... less probable since that period that his majesty should recover the conscious- ness to which he alluded , than that be- fore that period he should have reco- vered the power of being able to ex- ercise the royal authority . If , there ...
... less probable since that period that his majesty should recover the conscious- ness to which he alluded , than that be- fore that period he should have reco- vered the power of being able to ex- ercise the royal authority . If , there ...
Pàgina 20
... less than eight millions sterling , and enlarged upon the absurdity of allowing funds to such an enormous amount to remain at the disposal of the crown , without any act of parlia- ment to controul the application . He CHAP . II ...
... less than eight millions sterling , and enlarged upon the absurdity of allowing funds to such an enormous amount to remain at the disposal of the crown , without any act of parlia- ment to controul the application . He CHAP . II ...
Pàgina 25
... less by 50,0001 . than that which had been enjoyed by the king . - Mr Tierney thought , that as there was no reason to believe that the princesses would not continue to live together , the proposed grant was extravagant ; although he ...
... less by 50,0001 . than that which had been enjoyed by the king . - Mr Tierney thought , that as there was no reason to believe that the princesses would not continue to live together , the proposed grant was extravagant ; although he ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 127 - I certainly am the last person in the kingdom to whom it can be permitted to despair of our Royal Father's recovery.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.