The House of Commons: Illustrations of Its History and PracticeMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 116 pagina's |
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The House of Commons: Illustrations of Its History and Practice Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave Volledige weergave - 1878 |
The House of Commons: Illustrations of Its History and Practice Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave Volledige weergave - 1878 |
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Pagina iv - It is impossible for me to describe, with what fire, and persuasive eloquence he spoke, and how the Speaker in the chair incessantly nodded approbation from beneath his solemn wig ; and innumerable voices incessantly called out, hear him ! hear him...
Pagina 40 - ... a man big and comely, stately and well spoken, his voice great, his carriage majestical, his nature haughty, and his purse plentiful and heavy : but, contrarily, the stature of my body is small, myself not so well spoken, my voice low, my carriage lawyerlike, and of the common fashion, my nature soft and bashful, my purse thin, light, and never yet plentiful.
Pagina viii - ... alluding on one occasion to the difficulty of constituting a House, censured " the conduct of members so unworthy to sit in Parliament, that could so run forth for their dinners, or to the playhouses and bowling alleys, leaving business of great weight." It was therefore resolved, on January 5th, 1640, " that Mr. Speaker is not to go to his chair till there be at least forty in the House.
Pagina 38 - My right loving Lords, and you our right faithful and obedient subjects, we, in the Name of God, for His Service, and for the safety of this State, are now here assembled, to His glory, I hope ; and I pray that it may be to your comfort, and to our common quiet and to yours, and all ours, for ever.
Pagina ii - The members of the House of Commons have nothing particular in their dress. They even come into the House in their great coats, and with boots and spurs. It is not at all uncommon to see a member lying stretched out on one of the benches while others are debating. Some crack nuts, others eat oranges, or whatever else is in season.
Pagina 33 - TT, in a loud and violent manner, and, contrary to the usage of Parliament, standing near the Speaker's chair, cried ' Baw ! ' in the Speaker's ear, to the great terror and affrightment of the Speaker and of the members of the House.
Pagina xvi - And the outside look of an ancient member in this affliction is thus recorded ; according to that authentic document, the Commons' Journal: on the 3rd December, 1601, "Mr. Zachary Lock began to speak, who for very fear shook, so that he could not proceed, but stood still a while, and at length sat down.
Pagina ii - All round on the sides of the house under the gallery, are benches for the members, covered with green cloth, always one above the other, like our choirs in churches; in order that he who is speaking, may see over those who sit before him. The seats in the gallery are on the same plan. The Members of Parliament keep their hats on, but the spectators in the gallery are uncovered. The Members of the House of Commons have nothing particular in their dress ; they even come into the house in their great...
Pagina ii - ... little resembles a chapel. The Speaker, an elderly man, with an enormous wig, with two knotted kind of tresses or curls behind, in a black cloak, his hat on his head, sat opposite to me on a lofty chair...
Pagina iii - ... favourite member, and one who speaks well and to the purpose, rises, the most perfect silence reigns, and his friends and admirers, one after another, make their approbation known by calling out, "Hear him," which is often repeated by the whole House at once; and in this way so much noise is often made that the speaker is frequently interrupted by this same emphatic "Hear him.