The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volums 1-2;Volum 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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Pàgina 29
... practice . Be- fore the Norman conquest , the eccle- siastical and temporal powers were united ; but William the First , either from a wish to imitate the institutions of his own country , or to get rid , in certain cases , of the trial ...
... practice . Be- fore the Norman conquest , the eccle- siastical and temporal powers were united ; but William the First , either from a wish to imitate the institutions of his own country , or to get rid , in certain cases , of the trial ...
Pàgina 30
... practice of the courts which were really deserving of censure , but entered on a wide field of groundless accusation . He proposed that a committee should be appointed to institute an enquiry far more exten- sive and embarrassing than ...
... practice of the courts which were really deserving of censure , but entered on a wide field of groundless accusation . He proposed that a committee should be appointed to institute an enquiry far more exten- sive and embarrassing than ...
Pàgina 33
... practice was not general ; but if any reason , such as this , were urged against extending the measure to Ireland , there would be the same ground for objecting to it in the case of England , where it was notorious that guineas were ...
... practice was not general ; but if any reason , such as this , were urged against extending the measure to Ireland , there would be the same ground for objecting to it in the case of England , where it was notorious that guineas were ...
Pàgina 37
... practice thought proper to con- fine the exercise of it almost entirely to cases of libel , a species of offence which most readily excites the resent- ment of administration . That by the power which the attorney - general ex- ercises ...
... practice thought proper to con- fine the exercise of it almost entirely to cases of libel , a species of offence which most readily excites the resent- ment of administration . That by the power which the attorney - general ex- ercises ...
Pàgina 38
... practice was as old as the time of Ed- ward the First ; that in a very remark- able case , that of the five members for detaining the Speaker in the chair , no doubt was entertained of the legality of the process by information ; and in ...
... practice was as old as the time of Ed- ward the First ; that in a very remark- able case , that of the five members for detaining the Speaker in the chair , no doubt was entertained of the legality of the process by information ; and in ...
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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.