THE

INSTITUTIONS

OF THE

ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.

BRARY

PRINTED BY

JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR, LITTLE QUEEN STREET,

LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.

THE

INSTITUTIONS

OF

THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT;

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF

THE CONSTITUTION, POWERS, AND PROCEDURE,

OF

ITS LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE

DEPARTMENTS.

WITH

COPIOUS REFERENCES TO ANCIENT AND MODERN AUTHORITIES.

BY

HOMERSHAM COX, M.A.,

BARRISTER-AT-LAW, AUTHOR OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH,' ETC.

LIBRAR

OF THE

UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA

LONDON:

H. SWEET, 3, CHANCERY LANE, FLEET STREET,

LAW BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER.

1863.

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