 | 1867 - 636 Seiten
...of its servants the King wrote thus warmly: — ' Queen's House, March 17th, 1771. 1 LORD NOBTH, — Though I sent Lord Hillsborough to you with my opinion,...as to Wilkes, he is below the notice of the House.' (Vol. ip 64.) At the same time the following paragraph shows the very sensible view the King had taken... | |
 | 1880 - 632 Seiten
...been glad to let the matter drop, but the King wrote that 'the authority of the House of Com' mons is totally annihilated if it is not in an exemplary manner ' supported by instantly committing the Lord Mayor and ' Alderman Oliver to the Tower. As to Wilkes, he is below... | |
 | 1867 - 608 Seiten
...' Queen's House, March 17th, 1771. 'LoEDNoKTH, — Though I sent Lord Hillsborough to you with ffly opinion, that, as the Lord Mayor has presumed to set...as to Wilkes, he is below the notice of the House.' (Vol. ip 64.) At the same time the following paragraph shows the very sensible view the King had taken... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1882 - 614 Seiten
...prison had he not reluctantly consented to give bail. The King wrote indignantly to Ixird North that the ' authority of the House of Commons is totally...Alderman Oliver to the Tower.' ' As to Wilkes,' he added, ' he is below the notice of the House,' and he showed an amusingly significant and sagacious... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1883 - 620 Seiten
...prison had he not reluctantly consented to give bail. The King "wrote indignantly to Lord North that the ' authority of the House of Commons is totally...annihilated if it is not in an exemplary manner supported to morrow by instantly committing the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver to the Tower.' ' As to Wilkes,'... | |
 | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1888 - 344 Seiten
...17th: ' The authority of the House of Commons is totally annihilated if it is not in an exem plary manner supported to-morrow by instantly committing...to Wilkes, he is below the notice of the House/-; I wish you would send to Lord Mansfield for his opinion as to the manner of enforcing the commitment,... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1888 - 344 Seiten
...his proclamation had been treated with the same indignity. He wrote to Lord North on March 17th: ' The authority of the House of Commons is totally annihilated if it is not in an exem plary manner supported to morrow by instantly committing the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver to... | |
 | Reginald Lucas - 1913 - 436 Seiten
...: ' The authority of the House of Commons is totally annihilated,' he wrote to North on March 17th, 'if it is not in an exemplary manner supported to-morrow...the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver to the Tower ; as for Wilkes, he is below the notice of the House '— a point of philosophy which might well have been... | |
 | Reginald Lucas - 1913 - 436 Seiten
...: ' The authority of the House of Commons is totally annihilated,' he wrote to North on March 17th, 'if it is not in an exemplary manner supported to-morrow...the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver to the Tower; as for Wilkes, he is below the notice of the House ' — a point of philosophy which might well have been... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1928 - 448 Seiten
...its face. But the lord mayor was another matter. Here the king was peremptory, and North was told, "the authority of the House of Commons is totally...the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver to the Tower." Two days later the behavior of the majority has proved to be highly satisfactory, and would it not... | |
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Compter for executing the duty of his office, the authority of the House of Commons is totally annihilated if it is not in an exemplary manner supported to-morrow by instantly committing the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver to the Tower ; as to Wilkes,... 
