 | Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield - Administrative and political divisions - 1792 - 580 pages
...which he had queried 76, and made his return without examining the validity of the votes he had fo queried. It appeared, from the defence made by the officer, that a majority of freemen of that borough had formed themfelves into a fociety, under the name of the Chriftian Club... | |
 | 1797 - 614 pages
...the door, and that they knew him to be Mr. Matthews, an alderman of the town.' — ' Shoreham. — It appeared from the defence made by the officer, that a majority of freemen of this borough had formed themselves into a society under the name of the Christian Club,... | |
 | History - 1803 - 582 pages
...which he had queried 76, and made his return without examining the validity of the votes he had fo queried. It appeared from the -defence made by the...majority of the freemen of that borough had formed themfelves into a fociety, under the name of the ChrilUan Club ; the apparent ends ef which inllitution... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...contested election for the borough of New-Shoreham. It appeared in the investigation of this business, that a majority of the freemen of that borough had formed themselves into a society, which they mis-called the Christian club : that under the pretended object of charity, they made a... | |
 | Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield - Administrative and political divisions - 1816 - 544 pages
...shame and confusion. From his information it appeared, that the greater part of the freemen of Shoreham had formed themselves into a society, under the name of the Christian Club, with the c"*ppretended view of encouraging acts of charity * and beneficence, while it was no better... | |
 | James Robins - Great Britain - 1824 - 514 pages
...Grenville act to try the merits of the late election for this borough, that a great number of the freemen had formed themselves into a society under the name of " the Christian Club." This Christian club, notwithstanding its pious appellation, was merely a junto, appointed to dispose... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 368 pages
...he had so disputed. It came out in evidence before the committee, that a majority of freemen of the borough had formed themselves into a society, under the name of the Christian Club; the apparent object of which institution was, to promote acts of charity and benevolence, and to answer such other... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...he had so disputed. It came out in evidence before the committee, that a majority of freemen of the borough had formed themselves into a society, under the name of the Christian Club ; the apparent object of which institution was, to promote acts of charity and benevolence, and to answer such other... | |
 | Parliament lists - 1832 - 1026 pages
...had so queried. It appeared by his defence before the Committee, that a majority of freemen of. this Borough had formed themselves into a society, under the name of the Christian Club ; who, under the sanction of piety and religion, and the cover of occasional acts of charity, had profaned... | |
 | J. R. Miller - Great Britain - 1844 - 742 pages
...Grenville act to try the merits of the late election for this borough, that a great number of the freemen had formed themselves into a society under the name of ' the Christian Club. This Christian club, notwithstanding its pious appellation, was no better than a mart of venality.... | |
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... queried. It appeared from the defence made by the officer, that a majority of the freemen of that borough had formed themselves into a society, under the name of the Christian Club... 