 Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned by individuals; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons; several of your boroughs have no resident elector at all, some of them have but one; and, on the whole, two-thirds of the representatives...  Union Pamphlets - Pàgina 201800Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Wenman Seward - 1803 - 460 pàgines
...mentioned the ftate of the queftion, I will advert to the ftate of your reprefentarion — it is fhort : Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned...all, fome of them have but one ; and, on the whole, two thirds of the reprefentatives in the houfe of Commons are returned by lefs than one hundred perfons... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - 1811 - 590 pàgines
...mentioned the state of the question, I will advert to the state of your representation — it is short. Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned...individuals; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons; several of your boroughs have no resident elector at all, some of them have but one; and,... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - 1811 - 584 pàgines
...mentioned the state of the question, I will advert to the state of your representation — it is short. Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned...by individuals; from forty to fifty are returned by tea persons; several of your boroughs have no resident elector at all, some of them have but one; and,... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1822 - 450 pàgines
...mentioned the state of the question, I will advert to the state of your representation; it is short. Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned...individuals ; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons ; several of your boroughs have no resident elector at all ; some of them have but one; and,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1832 - 750 pàgines
...fifty are returned by ten persons ; several of your boroughs have no resident elector at all ; some of them have but one, and on the whole two-thirds of the Representatives in the House of Commons are returned by less than 100 personal This is not that ancient,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1861 - 654 pàgines
...Representation were similar in principle to those of England. " Of three hundred members," said Mr. Grattan, " above two hundred are returned by individuals ; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons ; several of the boroughs have no resident elector at all ; and, on the whole, two-thirds of... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1865 - 946 pàgines
...Representation. The general evils of the Representation in Ireland were similar in principle to those of England. "Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned...individuals ; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons ; several of the boroughs have no resident elector at all ; and, on the whole, two-thirds of... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1870 - 954 pàgines
...Representation. The general evils of the Representation in Ireland were similar in principle to those of England. "Of three hundred members, above two hundred are returned...individuals ; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons ; several of the boroughs have no resident elector at all ; and, on the whole, two- thinls... | |
 | William Dool Killen - 1875 - 668 pàgines
...speech delivered by Grat'an, on the 8th of February, 1793, he said : — " Of the 300 members above 200 are returned by individuals ; from forty to fifty are returned by ten persons ; several of your boroughs have no resident elector at all ; some of them have but one ; and,... | |
 | 1879 - 690 pàgines
...venture to notice. The Irish Parliament consisted of three hundred members, of whom, said Mr. Grattan, ' above two hundred are returned by individuals, from forty to fifty are returned by two persons, several of the boroughs have no resident elector at all ; and on the whole twothirds of... | |
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