 | William Cobbett - 1813 - 726 pàgines
...for some venal borough ; and I sjioke to a borough-jobber, and offered five-and-twentyhundred pounds for a secure seat in parliament; but he laughed at my offer, and said, that there was no such a thing' as a borough to bo had now, for the rich East and West Indians had secured them all, at (h•... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 402 pàgines
...for some venal Imrongh ; and I spoke to a borough jobber, and offered five-and-twenty hondred pounds, for a secure seat in parliament ; but he laughed at my ' offer, and saW, That there was no sueh thing as a borough to be had now ; for the rieh East and AVest Indians... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1817 - 800 pàgines
...some venal borough ; and I spoke to a borough jobber, and offered five -and- twenty hundred pounds for a secure seat in parliament ; but he laughed at...West Indians had secured them all, at the rate of three thousand pounds at least ; but many at four thousand ; and two or three that he knew, at five... | |
 | James Robins - 1824 - 490 pàgines
...offered 2,500/. for a secure seat in Parliament, but that the borough-jobber laughed, and told him that the rich East and West Indians had secured them all, at the rate of 3,000/. at least. Thus the case stood twenty years ago, and he was convinced that corruption had increased, was increasing,... | |
 | Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 408 pàgines
...for some venal borough: and I spoke to a boroughjobber, and offered five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a secure seat in Parliament ; but he laughed at...was no such thing as a borough to be had now ; for that the rich East and West Indians had secured them all, at the rate of three thousand pounds at least... | |
 | Parliament lists - 1832 - 1026 pàgines
...for some venal borough : and I spoke to a borough-jobber, and offered fivc-and-twcnty hundred pounds for a secure seat in Parliament ; but he laughed at...and said, that there was no such thing as a borough ) ST. IV to be had now ; for, the rich Eat ияЛ H'cst Indian» had secured them all, at the rate... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847 - 642 pàgines
...for some venal borough: and I spoke to a borough-jobber, and offered five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a secure seat in Parliament; but he laughed at...was no such thing as a borough to be had now ; for that the rich East and West Indians had secured them all, at the rate of three thousand pounds at least;... | |
 | William Cramp (author of The philosophy of language.) - 1850 - 126 pàgines
...a seat in Parliament. " I spoke to a borough jobber, and offered him five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a secure seat' in Parliament, but he laughed at...there was no such thing as a borough to be had now. * * * * This, I confess, has vexed me a good deal, and made me the more impatient to know whether Lord... | |
 | William Cramp - 1850 - 206 pàgines
...a seat in Parliament. " I spoke to a borough jobber, and offered him five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a secure seat in Parliament, but he laughed at...there was no such thing as a borough to be had now. * * * * This, I confess, has vexed me a good deal, and made me the more impatient to know whether Lord... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1851 - 570 pàgines
...venal borough for you, and I spoke " to a borough-jobber and offered five and twenty " hundred pounds for a secure seat in Parliament, " but he laughed...was no such thing as a borough to be had now, " for that the rich East and West Indians had " secured them all at the rate of 3.000/. at least, " but many... | |
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Parliament ; but he laughed at my offer, and said, that there was no such thing as a borough to be had now ; for that the rich East and West Indians had secured them all. at the rate of three thousand pounds at least; but many at four thousand; and two... 
