The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, Volume 1

Longmans, Green and Company, 1865

Influence of the Crown since the Revolution	15

Their efforts to coerce the Opposition	23

Development of the kings policy under Lord North	54

Intimidation of peers in opposition to the Court	60

The kings influence employed against them	66

Motions to delay the supplies	72

Reflections on this struggle	78

His Majestys opposition to Catholic emancipation	85

A creation of peers equivalent to a dissolution	254

The baronetage and orders of knighthood	260

Various and limited rights of election	266

Attempts to restrain corruption	274

Territorial influence in counties	282

Nominee members the majority of the House	288

Bribery of members by places and pensions	294

During the reign of George III	301

The Grenville administration	92

Their removal from office	103

Negotiations on the death of Mr Perceval	109

The bill of pains and penalties withdrawn	115

His support of Earl Greys ministry	122

Sudden dismissal of the Melbourne ministry	125

Lord Melbourne in office on her Majestys accession	131

Increased influence of the Crown now under due control	138

Lord Rockinghams second ministry	143

Doubts concerning the term royal family	145

Regent to be appointed by bill founded on resolutions	151

The regency bill stayed by the kings recovery	158

The kings fourth illness 1804	166

Meeting of Parliament during his last illness 1810	172

The issue of money authorized by Parliament	178

The rights of a kings posthumous child	184

THE CIVIL LIST PENSIONS PREROG	186

Management of the land revenues on behalf of the public	207

Present state of the peerage	223

The lords spiritual	243

Collisions between the two Houses averted by the influence	248

By lucrative contracts	308

The first schemes of parliamentary reform	312

Reform advocated by Mr Grey	319

Catholic emancipation a plea for reform	326

Similar proceedings in the Commons	377

Resolutions against him expunged	383

Consequent misunderstanding between the two Houses	390

Wilkes and the Lord Mayor interpose in their behalf	396

Reports of debates permitted	402

Publication of division lists	408

Petitioning at the beginning of the present century	414

Pledges of members to candidates considered	420

Right of Parliament to publish papers affecting character	426

Reform motions in 1830	431

Popular addresses on the same subject	432

Control of the Commons over supply and taxes	440

Rejection of the paper duties bill 1860	447

Orators at the commencement of this century	455

General standard of modern debate	463

329	474

Proceedings of the Commons against Wilkes	483

Titre	The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, Volume 1 The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, Thomas Erskine May
Auteur	Thomas Erskine May
Rédacteur	Francis Holland
Éditeur	Longmans, Green and Company, 1865
Original provenant de	Université de l'État de Pennsylvanie
Numérisé	8 mai 2012

Exporter la citation	BiBTeX EndNote RefMan