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... LORD LONDONDERRY IN 1822 TO THE MONETARY CRISIS IN DECEMBER 1825 . Page CHAPTER XX . IRELAND , FROM 1822 TO THE MONETARY. Page 165 Decline in the material comforts of the working classes , 171 Immense burdens on the land , . 174 • 166 ...
... LORD LONDONDERRY IN 1822 TO THE MONETARY CRISIS IN DECEMBER 1825 . Page CHAPTER XX . IRELAND , FROM 1822 TO THE MONETARY. Page 165 Decline in the material comforts of the working classes , 171 Immense burdens on the land , . 174 • 166 ...
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... Lord Dudley's picture of the Empire in the opening of 1825 , Sound condition of trade and manu- factures to the end of 1824 , Excess of imports over exports , Drain of specie produced by the South American speculations , The Chancellor ...
... Lord Dudley's picture of the Empire in the opening of 1825 , Sound condition of trade and manu- factures to the end of 1824 , Excess of imports over exports , Drain of specie produced by the South American speculations , The Chancellor ...
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... Lord Liver- pool , ib . 342 312 343 Mr Canning's appointment , Composition of the new Cabinet ,. 314 Character of Lord Eldon , The Catholic Bill is rejected , . 316 Mr Peel's speech against Catholic emancipation , • . 313 King's speech ...
... Lord Liver- pool , ib . 342 312 343 Mr Canning's appointment , Composition of the new Cabinet ,. 314 Character of Lord Eldon , The Catholic Bill is rejected , . 316 Mr Peel's speech against Catholic emancipation , • . 313 King's speech ...
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... Lord Grey's declaration on reform , Duke of Wellington's speech against any reform , 400 ib . 380 ib . • • Mr Brougham's plan of reform , Postponement of the King's visit to the City , 401 402 · 403 coerce the excesses of these unruly ...
... Lord Grey's declaration on reform , Duke of Wellington's speech against any reform , 400 ib . 380 ib . • • Mr Brougham's plan of reform , Postponement of the King's visit to the City , 401 402 · 403 coerce the excesses of these unruly ...
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... Lord Exmouth in 1816. Its defences on the sea - side had been ma- terially augmented since the terrible bombardment which they then under- went , and the mole and sea batteries were in a situation to bid defiance to the most formidable ...
... Lord Exmouth in 1816. Its defences on the sea - side had been ma- terially augmented since the terrible bombardment which they then under- went , and the mole and sea batteries were in a situation to bid defiance to the most formidable ...
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Page 286 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Page 309 - The consequence of letting loose the passions at present chained and confined, would be to produce a scene of desolation which no man can contemplate without horror ; and I should not sleep easy on my couch if I were conscious that I had contributed to precipitate it by a single moment. This...
Page 399 - Statesgeneral should have led to no satisfactory result. I am endeavouring, in concert with my Allies, to devise such means of restoring tranquillity as may be compatible with the welfare and good government of the Netherlands, and with the future security of other states.
Page 308 - ... source of confidence and security; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated doctrines on both sides feel, that it is not their interest to convert an umpire into an adversary. The situation of England, amidst the struggle of political opinions which agitates more or less sensibly different countries of the world, may be compared to that of the Ruler...
Page 226 - Liberals to power in 1880 he was appointed President of the Board of Trade, with a seat in the cabinet.
Page 237 - That the maxim of buying in the cheapest market, and selling in the dearest, which regulates every merchant in his individual dealings, is strictly applicable, as the best rule for the trade of the whole nation.
Page 307 - His majesty acquaints the house of commons, that his majesty has received an earnest application from the princess regent of Portugal, claiming, in virtue of the ancient obligations of alliance and amity subsisting between his majesty and the crown of Portugal, his majesty's aid against a hostile aggression from Spain.
Page 261 - ... ships of those countries, allowing the latter to import all articles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the country to which the ship belongs, and to export from such Colonies all articles whatever of their growth, produce, or manufacture, either to the country from which such ship came, or to any other part of the world, the United Kingdom, and all its dependencies, excepted. All intercourse between the Mother Country and the Colonies, whether direct or circuitous, and all intercourse of...
Page 380 - Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis yours to judge how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
Page 238 - But it is against every restrictive regulation of trade not essential to the revenue— against all duties merely protective from foreign competition — and against the excess of such duties as are partly for the purpose of revenue, and partly for that of protection — that the prayer of the present petition is respectfully submitted to the wisdom of parliament.