| Philip Smith - 1873 - 408 páginas
...began between the Whigs and the " friends of the king." The watchword of the Whigs was the proposition that " the power of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished;" that of the Tories was "Church and King." A reform of the system of returning members... | |
| Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland, Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland, Cyril Ransome - 1882 - 312 páginas
...[Notes.] ENGLISH. PRIME MINISTERS. LORD NORTH. 1780. 1781. LOUD KOCKINGHAM. Dunning carries his motion, "that the power of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished " by 233 to 215. June,. Lord George Gordon (President of the Protestant Association,... | |
| Henry St. Clair Feilden - 1882 - 378 páginas
..." rather than yield to a dissolution of Parliament." In 1780, Mr. Dunning carried his famous motion that " the power of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished." Since the Reform Act of 1832, (p. 141) the relations of the Crown and Parliament have... | |
| Cyril Ransome - 1883 - 328 páginas
...freeholders of Yorkshire, they won their first Parliamentary triumph, for in that year Dunning's motion, "that the power of the crown has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished," was carried by 233 to 215. This was something ; but when the descent was made from... | |
| Alexander Paul - 1884 - 264 páginas
...measures. The strength of the public feeling enabled Dunning to carry the celebrated motion declaring " that the power of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished." In the early part of this year (1780) Cartwright's principles were greatly advanced... | |
| Alexander Paul - 1884 - 294 páginas
...measures. The strength of the public feeling enabled Dunning to carry the celebrated motion declaring " that the power of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished." In the early part of this year (1780) Cartwright's principles were greatly advanced... | |
| Cyril Ransome - 1887 - 532 páginas
...economical reform, which, however, failed to pass. Thwarted in this way, Dunning brought forward a motion " that the power of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished," and carried it by a majority of 233 to 215. Next year Burke brought in another bill... | |
| James Bryce Bryce (Viscount) - 1888 - 786 páginas
...of George III. with that exercised by George I.,3 argue in the terms of Dunning's famous resolution, that " the power of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished." * 1 Corruption was possible, because the House of Commons did not look for support... | |
| Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland - 1888 - 356 páginas
...dismissal of placemen by George III. for their votes in Parliament. 1780. Dunning carries his motion, "That the power of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished." 1822. Brougham makes a motion declaring that the influence of the Crown is destructive... | |
| Justin McCarthy - 1891 - 232 páginas
...motion, carried in 1780 by Mr. Dunning, the great advocate, afterwards Lord Ashburton, which declared that ' the power of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.' That resolution was carried by a majority of 18. Brougham's was rejected by a majority... | |
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