 | William Belsham - 1795 - 628 pages
...a full answer to the petitioners. His first motion was, that it should be resolved by this house, " that the INFLUENCE of the CROWN, had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished." This motion was, by a singular fortune, warmly supported by the speaker of the house, who, though rarely... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 1110 pages
...holding in his hand a scroll, with the memorable resolution of the House of Commons, which asserted "that the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished." In the grand jury room, where the justices also usually hold their meetings, are original portraits... | |
 | John Britton - 1801 - 380 pages
...bears in his hand the report of that memorable Committee of the whole House of Commons, which resolved, That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished. The merit of Mr. Hoppner needs no other memorial than these two por* This picture belonged to a Society... | |
 | 1801 - 606 pages
...remembered that a vote had passed the House of Commons, supported by all the country gentlemen, " tliat the influence of the '* crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be " diminished," their conduct will admit of a justification. However, the event was fatal to them ; they were displaced,... | |
 | John King (Banker) - 1803 - 226 pages
...nothing but the discomfiture and disH3 grace of the accuser. And who will ever forget the popular motion that the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished ? Language was ransaqked for choice expressions, and imagination for tropes and figures to ornament... | |
 | Junius - 1804 - 494 pages
...discretion with which it should be exercised, which JUNIUS explains in these Letters. THE famous motion ; that " the influence of the Crown * had increased, was increasing, and ought to be dimi* nished;" — successfully made by DUNNING in the session of Parliament 1770 — 80, was fit to... | |
 | William Belsham - 1805 - 470 pages
...a full answer to the petitioners. His first motion was, that it should be resolved by this house, " that the INFLUENCE of the CROWN had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished." This motion was, by a singular fortune, warmly supported by the speaker of the house, who, though rarely... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1807 - 760 pages
...service of (hut learned lord ..as the famous resolution proposed by bim in the Mouse of Commons, " that *' the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, *' and ought to be diminished." Such u person having received that appointment, tinder such an administration, had led him to think... | |
 | 1808 - 546 pages
...could he find the incident that did not ? In the year 1780, it had been the opinion of that House, " that' the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished." His right honorable friend had agreed to that resolution, and thereby declared, that the constitution... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - 1809 - 268 pages
...Debrett, v. 129. 305. A hidden power, Q'c—After the celebrated motion of Mr. Dunning, Apr. 6th, 1780, " that the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished •" after the prophetick exclamation of lord Chatham, May 1771, " that our whole constitution is giving... | |
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That the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished: 
