| Tobias Smollett - 1759 - 478 trang
...kingdom, till the end of the next feffion of parliament; and for difcovering their eftates and effects, fo as to prevent them from being tranfported or alienated....to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings, thchoufeof relating to the execution of the South-fea act. comjno<1!. The lords were not lefs eager... | |
| Catharine Macaulay - 1778 - 476 trang
...prevent them from being tranfported or alienated ; and a committee of fecrecy was chofen by LETTER v. ballot to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings, relating to the execution of the South Sea act. The fub and deputy-governors, the directors and officers of the South Sea company, were... | |
| William Russell - 1789 - 606 trang
...parliament, only could have prevented a general bankruptcy. December. A COMMITTEE of the houfe of commons was chofen by ballot, to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings relative to the execution of the South Sea act ; and this committee difcbvercd, that before any fublcription... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 594 trang
...kingdom, till the end of the next feffion of Parliament ; and for difcovering their eftates and effects, fo as to prevent them from being tranfported or alienated. A committee of fecjefy was chofen by ballot, to exar mine all the b.6oks, papers, and proceedings, relating to the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 trang
...Company, and the flight of Knight the Gamier : <; A committee of fecrecy being appointed by the commons to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings relating to the execution of the South Sea aft, the members were chofen from the mod violent of thofe who were advocates for indifcriminatc... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 trang
...Company, and the ffight of Knight the Cafhier : ': A committee of fecrecy being appointed by the commons to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings relating to the execution of the South Sea aCi, the members were ehofen from the moft violent of thofe who were advocates for inditcrimmate... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 582 trang
...effects, so as to prevent them from being transported or alienated. A committee of secrecy was chosen by ballot, to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings, relating to the execution of the South Sea act. § XXIX. The lords were not less eager than the commons to prosecute this inquiry, though... | |
| William Coxe - 1816 - 452 trang
...inquiries into the South Sea project, and the conduct of the directors. . <_ the commons, January 23, 1721, to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings relating to the execution of the South Sea act, the inem• bers * were chosen from the most violent advocates for indiscriminate and... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1822 - 512 trang
...effects, so as to prevent them from being transported or alienated. A committee of secrecy was chosen by ballot, to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings,...of the South-sea act. § XXIX. The lords were not less eager than the commons to prosecute this inquiry, though divers members in both houses were deeply... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 498 trang
...— a perfect hermit in his 'diet. 200 NOTES. " A committee of secrecy being appointed by the Commons to examine all the books, papers, and proceedings relating to the execution of the South Sea act, the members were chosen from the most violent of those who were advocates for indiscriminate... | |
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