The History of the Proceedings and Debates of the Volunteer Delegates of Ireland, on the Subject of a Parliamentary Reform: Containing the Plan of Parliamentary Reform, the Names of the Delegates, and the State of Borough Representation, &c. &cW. Porter ... and for P. Byrne, 1784 - 156 strán (strany) |
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... agreed to , that the county of the town of Drogheda , and the county of the city of Kilkenny , have each of them a power of fending two Delegates to the National Convention . Mr. Wills then moved , that a committee be appointed to ...
... agreed to , that the county of the town of Drogheda , and the county of the city of Kilkenny , have each of them a power of fending two Delegates to the National Convention . Mr. Wills then moved , that a committee be appointed to ...
Strana 21
... agreed to unanimously . Mr. Burrowes then moved , that the attachment to the rights of the Conftitution , manifefted by the Roman Catholics , merited fome extenfion of the election franchise to that refpectable body . This met with fome ...
... agreed to unanimously . Mr. Burrowes then moved , that the attachment to the rights of the Conftitution , manifefted by the Roman Catholics , merited fome extenfion of the election franchise to that refpectable body . This met with fome ...
Strana 24
... agreed to . The ufual thanks being voted to the Chairman and Secretary ; General Ogle declared the high fenfe he had of the honour which they had conferred upon him ; and that in every fituation he hoped his public conduct would merit a ...
... agreed to . The ufual thanks being voted to the Chairman and Secretary ; General Ogle declared the high fenfe he had of the honour which they had conferred upon him ; and that in every fituation he hoped his public conduct would merit a ...
Strana 30
... Agreed to . Mr. Brownlow thought the members of all other Corps of Volunteers equally entitled to the fame compliment as thofe alluded to . Mr. Newport called their attention to an affair of more confequence ; the affembly was thin ...
... Agreed to . Mr. Brownlow thought the members of all other Corps of Volunteers equally entitled to the fame compliment as thofe alluded to . Mr. Newport called their attention to an affair of more confequence ; the affembly was thin ...
Strana 24
... agreed to . The usual thanks being voted to the Chairman and Secretary ; General Ogle declared the high sense he had of the honour which they had conferred upon him ; and that in every situation he hoped his public conduct would merit a ...
... agreed to . The usual thanks being voted to the Chairman and Secretary ; General Ogle declared the high sense he had of the honour which they had conferred upon him ; and that in every situation he hoped his public conduct would merit a ...
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Strana 79 - The brave do never shun the light ; Just are their thoughts, and open are their tempers; Freely without disguise they love and hate ; Still are they found in the fair face of day, And Heaven and men are judges of their actions.
Strana 87 - ... essential therefore, that the same system should pervade the whole ; that the formation and discipline of the militia of the continent should be absolutely uniform, and that the same species of arms, accoutrements, and military apparatus, should be introduced in every part of the United States.
Strana 103 - ... Drogheda, a large and populous town ; the electors are the freemen and freeholders, consisting of about 500 ; — a free town. COUNTY OF DUBLIN Contains about 56,800 inhabitants, 1,200 of whom are freeholders, and the following boroughs. — NB The commissioners of the revenue have a very great share of influence in this county, on account of the many revenue officers they oblige to obtain freeholds. Swords, governed by a portrieve, who is the returning officer; the electors, the Protestant inhabitants...
Strana 4 - Suffer us, therefore, to conjure you, by every endearing tie that connects man with man, with unceasing zeal to pursue one of the most glorious objects that ever agitated the human mind — a restoration of virtue to a senate long unaccustomed to speak the voice of the people ; a renovation of the ancient balance of our government ; and a firm establishment of the first gifts of nature on the ruins of an avowed corruption, at once the bane of morals and of liberty.
Strana 23 - He moved that the paper should be read. It was to this effect : " Nov. 14th, 1783— At a meeting of the General Committee of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, Sir Patrick Bellew, Bart., in the chair, it was unanimously Resolved, That the message relating to us delivered this morning to the National Convention was totally unknown to and unauthorised by us.
Strana 30 - ... decayed, mean, and depopulated cities, towns, boroughs, or manors, which have hitherto returned members to serve in Parliament by an extension of franchise to the neighbouring barony or baronies, parish or parishes, be enabled to return representatives agreeably to the principles of the constitution. That every city, town, borough, or manor, which hath hitherto returned members to serve in Parliament, be deemed to be decayed which doth not now contain within its present precincts a number of...
Strana 80 - Major Moore then moved the following resolution : — " Resolved unanimously, that we earnestly recommend it to the electors of the several counties of this kingdom to appoint proper persons to make a return forthwith of each city, town, borough and manor belonging to their county, which is by our plan declared to be decayed ; to report by what admission of barony or baronies, parish or parishes, to the right of franchise, such decayed city, town, borough, or manor may best be opened in conformity...
Strana 3 - ... to receive the emigrants from furrounding nations, we think it a duty we owe to our country, to promote, as far as our example can reach, an affectionate coalition of the inhabitants of Ireland.
Strana 29 - ... frailty and condition of their nature. The following resolutions comprise the plan of Parliamentary Reform adopted by the Convention, who commenced their sittings on that question on the 10th of November, and closed them on the 1st December, 1783. Resolved unanimously, That no elector in any connty, city, town, borough, or manor, within the kingdom of Ireland, be permitted to vote for any representative in Parliament for said county, city, town, borough, or manor, so long as he may cease to be...
Strana 3 - Connaught, and set forth that "the transcendant events which our united efforts have produced, present an eminent instance of the protecting hand of heaven, whilst the progressive virtue and general union of the people naturally prompt them to revive the spirit of an unrivalled constitution, and to vindicate the inherent rights of men.