A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 70
... representatives , who should sit and vote in parliament , with the representatives of the people , their privileges would soon be borne down by the popular torrent , which would not fail to level all distinctions . CHAP . VI . THE SAME ...
... representatives , who should sit and vote in parliament , with the representatives of the people , their privileges would soon be borne down by the popular torrent , which would not fail to level all distinctions . CHAP . VI . THE SAME ...
Page 71
... representatives in the lower house . * The commons consist of all such men of real pro- perty in the kingdom as have not seats in the house of lords ; every freeholder having a voice in parlia- ment , either personally or by his ...
... representatives in the lower house . * The commons consist of all such men of real pro- perty in the kingdom as have not seats in the house of lords ; every freeholder having a voice in parlia- ment , either personally or by his ...
Page 91
... representatives of the mercantile and trading inter- ests , as the knights of the shire are of the landed property . It is true that some boroughs having no trade , and scarcely any inhabitants , return members to parliament ; whilst ...
... representatives of the mercantile and trading inter- ests , as the knights of the shire are of the landed property . It is true that some boroughs having no trade , and scarcely any inhabitants , return members to parliament ; whilst ...
Contents
Of the Laws of England | 34 |
Of Countries subject to the Laws of England | 42 |
Of the absolute Rights of Individuals | 52 |
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