Hansard's Parliamentary Debates

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Page 1 - I AB do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify and declare, that I do believe that in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever...
Page 1 - I, AB, do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, upon the true faith of a Christian, that I will never exercise any power, authority, or influence which I may possess by virtue of the office of to injure or weaken the Protestant church as it is by law established in England, or to disturb the said church, or the bishops and clergy of the said church, in the possession of any rights or privileges to which such church, or the said bishops and clergy, are or may...
Page 313 - ... expenditure ; and if that Motion was adopted, he would on a future day move that a Committee of that nature be appointed at the commencement of every Session ; and, likewise, that the order for the appointment of that Committee be made a standing order of the House.
Page 523 - That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to...
Page 579 - Chancellor of the Exchequer, if not as a Member of this House, I have always thought it not only allowable but even an act of duty to pay my addresses to them both.
Page 39 - It was now evident that no further interference could be exercised by the British Government to bring about a good understanding between the Sikh ruler and Dost...
Page 591 - The spirit of the people is excellent. There never was a nation in the whole history of the world more willing to bear the heavy burdens under which it lies — more generously disposed to overlook the errors of those who have the direction of its affairs. For my own part, I hold that, if this country can steadily and constantly remain as wise in the use of her treasure as she is unrivalled in its production, and as moderate in the exercise of her strength as she is rich in its possession, then we...
Page 307 - Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word "That," to the end of the Question, in order to add the words — "In the opinion of this House...
Page 589 - England, no one is sensible of any signs of decay, least of all can such an apprehension be felt with regard to those attributes which are perhaps the highest of all, and on which most of all depends our national existence — the spirit and courage of the country. It is needless to say that neither the Sovereign on the Throne, nor the nobles and the gentry that fill the place of the gallant chieftains of the Middle Age, nor the citizens who represent the invincible soldiery of Cromwell, nor the...
Page 39 - The welfare of our possessions in the East requires that we should have on our western frontier an ally •who is interested in resisting aggression, and establishing tranquillity, in the place of chiefs ranging themselves in subservience to a hostile power, and seeking to promote schemes of conquest and aggrandizement.

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