A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume 3Chatto & Windus, 1880 - Great Britain |
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... rights for the admission of representatives of British authority into Canton . During the Parliamentary debates that followed , Sir 1857 . LORD DERBY'S MOTION . 13 John Bowring was 12 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES . CH . XXX .
... rights for the admission of representatives of British authority into Canton . During the Parliamentary debates that followed , Sir 1857 . LORD DERBY'S MOTION . 13 John Bowring was 12 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES . CH . XXX .
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... debate would have been memorable if only for the powerful speech in which the venerable Lord Lyndhurst supported the motion , and exposed the utter illegality of the course pursued by Sir 6 John Bowring . Lord Lyndhurst declared that ...
... debate would have been memorable if only for the powerful speech in which the venerable Lord Lyndhurst supported the motion , and exposed the utter illegality of the course pursued by Sir 6 John Bowring . Lord Lyndhurst declared that ...
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... debate was remarkable more for the singular political combination which it developed as it went on , than even for its varied ability and eloquence . Men spoke and voted on the same side who had probably never been brought into such ...
... debate was remarkable more for the singular political combination which it developed as it went on , than even for its varied ability and eloquence . Men spoke and voted on the same side who had probably never been brought into such ...
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... debate first began it is quite possible that many public men still believed some explanation or defence was coming forward , which would enable them to do that which the House of Commons is always unwilling not to do - to sustain the ...
... debate first began it is quite possible that many public men still believed some explanation or defence was coming forward , which would enable them to do that which the House of Commons is always unwilling not to do - to sustain the ...
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... debate , had challenged Lord Palmerston to take the opinion of the country on the policy of the Government . ' I should like , ' he exclaimed , ' to see the programme of the proud leaders of the Liberal party - no reform , new taxes ...
... debate , had challenged Lord Palmerston to take the opinion of the country on the policy of the Government . ' I should like , ' he exclaimed , ' to see the programme of the proud leaders of the Liberal party - no reform , new taxes ...
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