... honourable House is elected by less than fifteen thousand electors, which, even if the male adults in the kingdom be estimated at so low a number as three millions, is not more than the two hundredth part of the people to be represented. Cobbett's Weekly Register - Halaman 293diedit oleh - 1827Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| 1793
...number as three millions, is not more than the two hundredth part of the people to be reprefented. Your petitioners complain, that the right of voting...rational principle. Your petitioners, complain, that the exercife of the elective franchife is only renewed once in feven years. Your petitioners thus diftinctly... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1793 - 740 halaman
...number as three millions, is not more than the two hundredth part of the people to be reprefented. Your petitioners complain, that the right of voting...rational principle. Your petitioners complain, that the exercif* of the elective franchife is only renewed once in feven years. Your petitioners thus diftindUy... | |
| Christopher Wyvill - 1794 - 698 halaman
...fuch limited numbers, as renders them an eafy prey to the Artful, or a ready purchafe to the wealthy. That the right of voting is regulated by no uniform or rational principle refpe&ing either property or condition. That from the caprice with which it has been varied, and the... | |
| Thomas Holcroft - 1795 - 232 halaman
...population, and trade; *' that the elective franchife is partially and *•' unequally diftributed ; that the right of *' voting is regulated by no uniform or " rational principle j that, by the ancient *f laws and ftatutes of this kingdom, fre*' quent parliaments ought to be held... | |
| 1813 - 682 halaman
...franchise is so partially and so unequally attributed, that it is ouly exercised once in seven years ; that the right of voting is regulated by no uniform or rational principle ; 'and tliat tlie majority of your honourable house is elected by less than the two hundredth part... | |
| William Belsham - 1801 - 428 halaman
...less than 15000 electors, which, even if BOOK, the male adults in the kingdom be estimated at XIX. so low a number as three millions, is not more than the two hundredth part of the people to be represented. " Your petitioners complain that the right of voting... | |
| William Belsham - 1802 - 592 halaman
...three millions, is not more than the two-hundreth part of the neople to be repre fluted, " Your <•' Your petitioners complain that the right of voting...rational principle. " Your petitioners complain that the exercife of the elective franchife is only renewed once in feven years. " Your petitioners thus diftinctly... | |
| Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 648 halaman
...majority of your hon. house >.- elected by less than a two-hundredth part of the male population : " That the right of voting is regulated by no uniform or rational principle: " That Rutland," the smallest, " and " Yorkshire," the largest county " re•' turn the same number... | |
| 1812 - 448 halaman
...House is elected by less than fifteen thousand electors, which, even if the male adults in the kingdom be estimated at so low a number as three millions, is not more than the two hundredth part of the people to be represented. Your Petitioners complain, that the right of voting... | |
| William Cobbett - 1812 - 446 halaman
...House is elected by less than fifteen thousand electors, which, even if the male adults in the kingdom be estimated at so low a number as three millions, is not more than the two hundredth part of the people to be represented. Your Petitioners complain, that the right of voting... | |
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