On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation, Volumen1

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Longmans, Green, 1887

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Contest between the Long Parliament and Charles I
96
The Restoration of the Monarchy
102
as a constitutional monarch
108
His irregular practice of consulting with friends instead of with
114
Lord Grenvilles administration
121
Reign of George IV
127
Ascendency of the Crown under Henry VIII
131
Abrupt dismissal of the Melbourne ministry and shortlived administra
133
Mr Pitts first administration December 1783
143
Mr Addingtons administration March 1801
149
Mr Pitts second administration May 1804
153
Lord Grenvilles administration January 1806
155
Duke of Portlands second administration March 1807
159
Mr Percevals administration October 1809
161
453
168
Precedents of advances of money for public works
176
161
177
Lord Goderichs administration August 1827
179
Duke of Wellingtons administration August 1828
182
Earl Greys administration August 1830
188
Viscount Melbournes first administration July 1834
193
Circumstances under which Parliament may advise the Crown in
204
Sir R Peels first administration November 1834
217
Earl of Derbys first administration February 1852
225
Earl of Derbys second administration February 1858
234
Earl Russells second administration October 1865
235
Earl of Derbys third administration June 1866
237
Mr Disraelis first administration 1868
241
Introduction of ministers of the Crown into the House of Commons
242
Tabular view of the administrations of Great Britain from 1782 to 1880 253258 168
253
234
259
Responsibility of ministers for all acts of the Crown
264
Public acts of the Crown to be transacted through the medium of responsible ministers
266
47
267
Extent of royal interference in affairs of State since the accession of Queen Anne
273
305
275
99
283
29
285
Queen Victoria
287
hold Right of the Sovereign in regard to appointments in the royal house
290
Proceedings upon the formation of a new cabinet
308
Proceedings during the illness of George III
343
Personal immunity of the Sovereign before all earthly tribunals
349
Epistolary form in which ministers address the Sovereign
357
In relation to Parliament itself
385
Report on the working of the provisional order system
476
Growth of the provisional order legislation
484
Standing order concerning
490
Use of Nomination Boroughs
513
Obligations of the Act of Uniformity
517
Military
521
Position of the Church of England in foreign countries
525
New terms of clerical subscription
525
Army Discipline and Regulations
529
Peculiar excellences of our Representative System
540
Martial law as defined by Chief Justice Cockburn
548
Royal Prerogative of Mercy
554
Parliament should only interfere in this prerogative under extraordinary
561
CHAPTER XII
570
The system of promotion in the service
577
CHAPTER XIII
589
CHAPTER XIV
599
ROYAL PREROGATIVE IN GRANTING CHARTERS
608
Necessity of having every public department represented in Parliament
628
Exercise of the power of dismissal
634
Salaries regulated by the Treasury
656
How pensions are granted
664
a Restrictions upon Parliament in matters of supply
690
Precedents of recommendations involving expenditure by
696
Power of Parliament to dissolve a corporation
700
Increase of a specific grant on the suggestion of the House
702
The prime minister the channel of communication between the Sovereign
714
Necessity for a moderate preponderance of Executive authority in Par
722
Statistics of representation
731
CHAPTER XVII
732
Salaries of officials in the revenue departments
746
21
750
Proceedings in Committee of Supply
758
24
770
Annual and permanent taxation
791
Immediate effect given to resolutions on stocks
797
Rights of the Houses of Lords and Commons in regard to the grant
806
The Commons include the whole budget resolutions in one Bill
814
INDEX 827844
827
Allowances to widows and orphans of civil servants
837
337
840
754
842
343
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Taxes may be proposed in Committee of Ways and Means or other
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