The speeches of ... William Pitt in the House of commons [ed. by W.S. Hathaway].1806 |
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... committee of ways and means I Dec. 14 , Mr. Fox's motion respecting advances of mo- ney to the Emperor Dec. 30 , Feb. 28 , 1797 . Mar. 9 , His Majesty's message announcing the failure of the negociation 33 His Majesty's message relative ...
... committee of ways and means I Dec. 14 , Mr. Fox's motion respecting advances of mo- ney to the Emperor Dec. 30 , Feb. 28 , 1797 . Mar. 9 , His Majesty's message announcing the failure of the negociation 33 His Majesty's message relative ...
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William Pitt W S Hathaway. Page Dec. 5 , 1797 , Report of he committee of ways and means 216 14 , Assessed taxes . Jan. 4 , 1798 , Ditto ..... -- 219 235 Bill for providing more effectually for the de- fence of the country Redemption of ...
William Pitt W S Hathaway. Page Dec. 5 , 1797 , Report of he committee of ways and means 216 14 , Assessed taxes . Jan. 4 , 1798 , Ditto ..... -- 219 235 Bill for providing more effectually for the de- fence of the country Redemption of ...
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... committee of Ways and Means was brought up , and the resolutions were read a first time . On the motion for their being now read a second time , Mr. Fox , in very animated language , urged the attention of the house to the circumstance ...
... committee of Ways and Means was brought up , and the resolutions were read a first time . On the motion for their being now read a second time , Mr. Fox , in very animated language , urged the attention of the house to the circumstance ...
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... committee to enquiré into the amount of the outstanding engagements of the bank , and the means they had of making good their engagements . As with respect to my first motion , for expressing our thanks to his Majesty , and assuring him ...
... committee to enquiré into the amount of the outstanding engagements of the bank , and the means they had of making good their engagements . As with respect to my first motion , for expressing our thanks to his Majesty , and assuring him ...
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... committee , and that they be expressly instructed by the house not to push their enquiries too minutely into the particulars I have suggested , but to confine their investigation to such circumstances of the general state of the bank ...
... committee , and that they be expressly instructed by the house not to push their enquiries too minutely into the particulars I have suggested , but to confine their investigation to such circumstances of the general state of the bank ...
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Seite 140 - That an humble address be presented to His Majesty, to return His Majesty the thanks of this House for his most gracious message to this House, signified by His Grace the Lord Lieutenant.
Seite 374 - ... religion, while the religion of a great majority of the people is different, it is not easy to say, on general principles, what system of church establishment in such a country would be free from difficulty and inconvenience. By many I know it will be contended, that the religion professed by the majority of the people would, at least, be entitled to an equality of privileges.
Seite 394 - Ireland have severally agreed and resolved, that, in order to promote and secure the essential interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to consolidate the strength, power, and resources of the British Empire, it will be advisable to concur in such measures as may best tend to unite the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland...
Seite 8 - That his Majesty's ministers, having authorised and directed, at different times, without the consent, and during the sitting of Parliament, the issue of various sums of money for the service of his Imperial Majesty, and also for the service of the army under the Prince of Conde, have acted contrary to their duty, and to the trust reposed in them, and have thereby violated the constitutional privileges of this House.
Seite 137 - It is with the deepest concern his Majesty acquaints the House of Commons, that the conduct of the crews of some of his ships now at the...
Seite 389 - ... the same in principle, but carried to a greater degree of perfection, with a more extensive commerce, and more abundant means of acquiring and diffusing national wealth; the stability of whose government — the excellence of whose constitution, is more than ever the admiration and envy of Europe, and of which the very country of which we are speaking can only boast an inadequate and imperfect resemblance; — under such circumstances, I would ask, what conduct would be prescribed by every rational...
Seite 56 - England should forbear issuing any cash in payment, until the sense of parliament can be taken on that subject, and the proper measures adopted thereupon, for maintaining the means of circulation and supporting the public and commercial credit of the kingdom at this important conjuncture...
Seite 169 - ... entreaty ! Under such circumstances, are we ashamed or afraid to declare, in a firm and manly tone, our resolution to defend ourselves, or to speak the language of truth with the energy that belongs to Englishmen united in such a cause ? Sir, I do not scruple, for one, to say, if I knew nothing by which I could state to myself a probability of the contest terminating in our favour, I would maintain that the contest with its worst chances is preferable to an acquiescence in such demands.
Seite 362 - I stated that the settlement, which was made in 1782, so far from deserving the name of a final adjustment, was one that left the connection between Great Britain and Ireland exposed to all the attacks of party and all the effects of accident. That settlement consisted in the demolition of the system which before held the two countries together.
Seite 412 - Does the right honourable gentleman mean to prosecute the war until the French republic is overthrown ? Is it his determination not to treat with France while it continues a republic...