A History of the Thirty Years' Peace, A.D. 1816-1846, Volume 4G. Bell and sons, 1878 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page 6
... present state of the law ; he had shown how unjust the law was with regard to the treatment and the custody of the offspring of the wife by her husband ; he had shown how it had operated harshly on the wife ; and he had pointed out ...
... present state of the law ; he had shown how unjust the law was with regard to the treatment and the custody of the offspring of the wife by her husband ; he had shown how it had operated harshly on the wife ; and he had pointed out ...
Page 7
... present state of the law was such as to bring out a passive resistance on the part of the sex , who felt that they were not properly represented in the legisla- ture . Having shown that the law was not more oppressive to the wife in ...
... present state of the law was such as to bring out a passive resistance on the part of the sex , who felt that they were not properly represented in the legisla- ture . Having shown that the law was not more oppressive to the wife in ...
Page 10
... present system gave birth to ... In the case of " The King v . Green- hill , " which had been decided in 1836 , before himself aud the rest of the judges of the Court of King's Bench , he believed that there was not one judge who had ...
... present system gave birth to ... In the case of " The King v . Green- hill , " which had been decided in 1836 , before himself aud the rest of the judges of the Court of King's Bench , he believed that there was not one judge who had ...
Page 15
... present amount directly ; while it was certain that , under other heads , the revenue must be largely increased through the stimulus given to commerce by improved communication . Lord Lowther , the postmaster - general , had already pro ...
... present amount directly ; while it was certain that , under other heads , the revenue must be largely increased through the stimulus given to commerce by improved communication . Lord Lowther , the postmaster - general , had already pro ...
Page 17
... present agitation would probably induce a considerable reduction of the rate of postage ; but , as to the adoption of Mr. Hill's plan , it was the most absurd idea that any one could entertain - too absurd to be worth a reply . Some of ...
... present agitation would probably induce a considerable reduction of the rate of postage ; but , as to the adoption of Mr. Hill's plan , it was the most absurd idea that any one could entertain - too absurd to be worth a reply . Some of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Admiralty Master-general agricultural appeared bill Board of Control Board of Trade British Cabool Chancellor Lord Privy Chinese Church Colonies President commissioners corn-laws court debate declared died Duchy of Lancaster Duke of Wellington duty Earl England English Exchequer First Lord favour free-trade Herat High Chancellor Lord History honour hope House improved India interest Ireland Irish labour Lancaster Master land League letters live London Lord Auckland Lord High Chancellor Lord John Russell Lord Lyndhurst Lord Privy Seal manufacturing matter Memoir ment mind nation Nicholas Vansittart Notes O'Connell obtained occasion opinion Ordnance Secretary parliament party peace Peel political popular Portrait Post-office present President of Board principle proposed protection Punjaub queen question reform regard repeal revenue Russell Secretary at War Secretary of State-Home session Sir James Graham society speech things tion Trans Treasury Lord President Viscount vols Whig
Popular passages
Page 507 - The Girondists, or Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution. Trans, by HT Ryde. Portraits of Robespierre, Madame Roland, and Charlotte Corday. 3 vols. — — The Restoration of Monarchy in France (a Sequel to The Girondists). 5 Portraits. 4 vols. The French Revolution of 1848.
Page 508 - LANZI'S History of Painting in Italy, from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the iSth Century.
Page 404 - ... when they shall recruit their exhausted strength with abundant and untaxed food, the sweeter because it is no longer leavened by a sense of injustice.