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... John Russell in 1860 , 20 . CHAPTER II . THE FRANCHISE BILL OF 1866 . Mr. Baines's Franchise Bill , page 26. - Dissolution of Parliament in 1865 , 27 . Demise of Lord Palmerston ; Earl Russell , Premier , 29. - Franchise Bill introduced ...
... John Russell in 1860 , 20 . CHAPTER II . THE FRANCHISE BILL OF 1866 . Mr. Baines's Franchise Bill , page 26. - Dissolution of Parliament in 1865 , 27 . Demise of Lord Palmerston ; Earl Russell , Premier , 29. - Franchise Bill introduced ...
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... John and his successors , frequently violated , and as often renewed with more stringent provisions , mark , with equal precision , another characteristic prin- ciple of English polity , the limitation of the royal pre- rogative . The ...
... John and his successors , frequently violated , and as often renewed with more stringent provisions , mark , with equal precision , another characteristic prin- ciple of English polity , the limitation of the royal pre- rogative . The ...
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... John Russell in 1860 , 20 . THE REFORM ACT of 1832 greatly increased the power of the middle classes . It is now well ascertained that the original right of suffrage , when Parliaments were first established six centuries ago , included ...
... John Russell in 1860 , 20 . THE REFORM ACT of 1832 greatly increased the power of the middle classes . It is now well ascertained that the original right of suffrage , when Parliaments were first established six centuries ago , included ...
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... John Russell's Bill of 1852 proposed to extend the borough franchise to occu- piers of houses of 51. annual value , and the county fran- chise to tenants rated at 201. The measure introduced by the same statesman in 1854 fixed the ...
... John Russell's Bill of 1852 proposed to extend the borough franchise to occu- piers of houses of 51. annual value , and the county fran- chise to tenants rated at 201. The measure introduced by the same statesman in 1854 fixed the ...
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... John Russell , who had adopted such a franchise in his Bills of 1852 and 1854 ; but now , in the debates of 1859 , acknow- ledged his error . He said , ' I doubt whether the pro- positions I formerly made , founded upon rating , were ...
... John Russell , who had adopted such a franchise in his Bills of 1852 and 1854 ; but now , in the debates of 1859 , acknow- ledged his error . He said , ' I doubt whether the pro- positions I formerly made , founded upon rating , were ...
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