 | 1845 - 396 pàgines
...convictions. That if, in the opinion of your [Lordships] Honourable House, a body can be con>tituted which unites the above enumerated requisites of good...possessed by the present system, then your petitioners pr«y that your [Lordships] Honourable House will continue the existing powers of the Court of Directors.... | |
 | Charles Ball - 1858 - 750 pàgines
...in their minds than the desire to stand up for their convictions. "That if, in the opinion of your honourable house, a body can be constituted which...present system, then your petitioners pray that your honourable house will continue the existing powers of the Court of Directors. " That your petitioners... | |
 | George Anderson - 1921 - 196 pàgines
...feeling of independent self-reliance which is necessary to induce a public body to press its opinions on a Minister to whom that opinion is unacceptable....present system, then your Petitioners pray that your [Lordships'] Honourable House will continue the existing powers of the Court of Directors. That your... | |
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However unobjectionably in other respects so small a body may be constituted, reluctance to give offence will be likely, unless in extreme cases, to be a stronger habitual inducement in their minds than the desire to stand up for their convictions. That... 