The Political Memoranda of Francis Fifth Duke of Leeds: Now First Printed from the Originals in the British Museum, Volumen 35Camden Society, 1884 - 266 páginas |
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afterwards agreed answer appeared appointed assured attend Bill Cabinet CAMD Camden Carmarthen Chancellor circumstances communication conduct consequence conversation Copenhagen Council Count Bernstorff Court declared Denmark desired dined Duke of Leeds Duke of Portland Duke of Richmond Dundas Earl England expressed France Friends Fryday Government Govt Grenville Guldberg honour House of Commons House of Lords informed Ireland King King's Lady letter Lord Carmarthen Lord Loughborough Lord Malmesbury Lord North Lord Rockingham Lord Shelburne Lordship Majesty Majesty's Malmesbury measure meeting mentioned Mims Ministers Ministry Monday morning motion negotiation object observed opinion opposition Parliament party peace person Pitt Pitt's present Prince of Wales Princess Privy proposed Prussia Queen Dowager received resigned resolution respect Rolleston Royal Highness Schach Rathlow Seal Secretary sent sentiments shewed situation surprized thought Thursday tion told Tuesday Wednesday wished
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Página vi - In the state of deep distress in which the Prince and the whole royal family were involved by the heavy calamity which has fallen upon the King, and at a moment when Government, deprived of its chief energy and support, seemed peculiarly to need the cordial and united aid of all descriptions of...
Página vi - ... natural and accustomed support, a scheme for disconnecting the authority to command service, from the power of animating it by reward ; and for allotting to the Prince all the invidious duties of government, without the means of softening them to the public by any one act of grace, favour, or benignity.
Página vii - ... the smallest inclination to possess any such power. But it remains with Mr. Pitt to consider the eventual interests of the royal family, and to provide a proper and natural security against the mismanagement of them by others. The prince has discharged an indispensable duty in thus giving his free opinion on the plan submitted to his consideration.
Página vi - King, and at a moment when government, deprived of its chief energy and support, seemed peculiarly to need the cordial and united aid of all descriptions of good subjects, it was not expected by the Prince, that a plan should be offered to his consideration, by which government was to be rendered difficult, if not impracticable, in the hands of any person intended to represent the King's authority, much less in the hands of his eldest son, the heir...
Página 58 - To this address his majesty returned the following answer : — " Gentlemen of the house of commons ! There are no objects nearer to my heart, than the ease, happiness, and prosperity of my people. You may be assured, that, in pursuance of your advice, I shall take such measures as shall appear to me to be most conducive to the restoration of harmony between Great Britain and the revolted colonies...
Página 143 - ... should be protracted to a more distant period than there is reason at present to imagine, it will be open hereafter to the wisdom of parliament, to reconsider these provisions, whenever the circumstances appear to call for it.
Página vii - ... allowed to observe, that the plea of public utility ought to be strong, manifest, and urgent, which calls for the extinction or suspension of any one of those essential rights in the supreme power or its representative ; or which can justify the prince in consenting, that in his person, an experiment shall be made to ascertain with how small a portion of the kingly power, the executive government of this country may be carried on.
Página 67 - ... to take the sacrament according to the rites of the established church.
Página vi - ... proper to be proposed in the present circumstances. " Concerning the steps already taken by Mr. Pitt, the prince is silent. Nothing done by the two Houses of parliament can be a proper subject of his animadversion ; but when, previously to any discussion in parliament, the outlines of a scheme of government are sent for his consideration, in which it is proposed that he shall be personally and principally concerned, and by which the royal authority, and...