The public life of the ... earl of Beaconsfield, Issue 75, Volume 21879 |
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... matters called for it , and an opportunity was speedily afforded by a blunder of the Ministry . Amongst the measures promised in the Queen's Speech was one for redressing the grievances of shipowners in the matter of local dues . The ...
... matters called for it , and an opportunity was speedily afforded by a blunder of the Ministry . Amongst the measures promised in the Queen's Speech was one for redressing the grievances of shipowners in the matter of local dues . The ...
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... matter of detail , such as the appointment of sub - inspectors of schools . When the details of the Treaty of Peace came on for discus- sion , Lord Beaconsfield , as we have seen , held generously aloof . The Treaty of 1856 . 7 Truth to ...
... matter of detail , such as the appointment of sub - inspectors of schools . When the details of the Treaty of Peace came on for discus- sion , Lord Beaconsfield , as we have seen , held generously aloof . The Treaty of 1856 . 7 Truth to ...
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... matter forward in the Upper House in a speech in which he emphatically condemned the policy of Sir John Bowring and the support which had been given to it from home . He was strongly supported , but on a division his resolutions were ...
... matter forward in the Upper House in a speech in which he emphatically condemned the policy of Sir John Bowring and the support which had been given to it from home . He was strongly supported , but on a division his resolutions were ...
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... matter the Mutiny was a very small affair , almost exclusively confined to the Bengal army , and certain to be repressed in good time by Lord Canning . " 9 Strange to relate , the leader of the Opposition was not satisfied with this ...
... matter the Mutiny was a very small affair , almost exclusively confined to the Bengal army , and certain to be repressed in good time by Lord Canning . " 9 Strange to relate , the leader of the Opposition was not satisfied with this ...
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... matter was a mere military mutiny , " and that when it was put down it would be easy to settle what should be done with the army . To the Speaker however , the question presented itself whether it was really a military mutiny , and not ...
... matter was a mere military mutiny , " and that when it was put down it would be easy to settle what should be done with the army . To the Speaker however , the question presented itself whether it was really a military mutiny , and not ...
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