The Eighteenth-centur Constitution 1688-1815

E. Neville Williams

CUP Archive

Contents

• The invitation to William 1688: 6
• Williams declaration 1688: 10
• Declaration of the peers at Guildhall 1688: 16
• William summons an assembly 1688: 17
• Ś The address of the assembly 1688: 18
• The succession question 1689: 20
• William and the Crown 1689: 26
• The convention declares itself a parliament 1689: 33
• Mutiny Act 1689: 34
• Coronation oaths old and new 1685 and 1689: 36
• Those who must take the new oaths 1689: 39
• IS Toleration Act 1689: 42
• Legalisation of the Acts of the convention 1690: 46
• The Sacheverell Clause 1690: 47
• Triennial Act 1694: 49
• Civil List Act 1697: 50
• Trial of Treasons Act 1696: 53
• Act of Settlement 1701: 56
• Williams opinions 168890: 60
• William III and the parties 1693: 64
• 42: 69
• 49: 70
• S6 60 64 CHAPTER 2 THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: 72
• 75: 73
• Blackstone the constitution 1765: 74
• Hume on the necessity of influence 1741: 75
• The evils of influence in ministers hands 1761: 76
• The evils of influence in the kings hands 1776: 77
• George II and electioneering 1754: 78
• Walpoles advice on managing George II 1743: 79
• George II and ministerial appointments 1750: 81
• Joint resignation of the Pelhams 1746: 83
• Royal veto on promotion for Pitt 1754: 84
• The Patriot King 1752: 85
• Advice to George III on his accession 1761 page: 86
• George IIIs programme 1763: 88
• George III and government without party 1766: 89
• The fall of North 1782: 90
• George III accepts a reverse 1782: 91
• George III coerced on measures 1782: 92
• George III coerced on men 1783: 93
• Buckinghams views on the formation of cabinets 1802: 94
• vii: 95
• Pitts views 1784: 96
• Foxs views 1784: 97
• views of 1812: 98
• Administrative reform commission of enquiry 1785: 99
• Administrative reform public audit 1785: 101
• 77: 103
• Chesterfields advice 1741 IOS 52 Government tactics Walpoles advice 1743: 107
• Commons attack on the cabinet council 1692: 108
• Confidential cabinet 1771: 109
• North on advice and responsibility 1784 IIO 56 Spencer Perceval on ministerial responsibility 1812 ΙΙο: 110
• Cabinet Council membership under William III 1701 III: 111
• Lord Dartmouths notes 1710: 113
• Privy Council Cabinet Council and Inner Cabinet under George II 1739: 116
• Cabinet membership 1801: 118
• A divided cabinet 1779: 119
• The king and cabinet procedure 1782: 120
• Cabinet procedure 1796: 121
• Cabinet procedure 1806: 122
• Collective responsibility 1806: 123
• Primere Minister 1711: 125
• Walpole and the cabinet 1735: 126
• Walpole denies being Prime Minister 1741: 128
• George II and the First Lord of the Treasury 1755: 130
• George III and the Prime Minister 1764: 131
• Norths view 1778: 132
• George III demands guarantees on policy 1807: 133
• 79: 136
• Electoral influence of the Lords 1719: 137
• Bishops and Scottish peers 1780: 138
• 84: 139
• the Patrons 81 Influence in general a critics view 1758: 141
• A patron seeks a candidate 1775: 143
• a peerage 1813: 144
• A patrons interest on his capital 1810: 145
• A candidate seeks a patron 1714: 146
• A member achieves independence 1812: 147
• Newcastle 1733: 148
• George III 1782: 150
• The Prince of Wales buys Old Sarum 1749: 151
• the Constituencies: 152
• Tregony c 100 votes 1696: 154
• Taunton c 500 votes 1781: 155
• Abingdon c 250 votes 1699: 157
• Colchester over 1000 votes 1711: 158
• Carlisle 450 votes 1712: 160
• Bury St Edmunds 37 votes 171825: 166
• Boroughbridge c 70 votes 1711: 168
• Appleby c 100 votes 1802: 169
• Sussex 1740: 170
• Bedfordshire 1753: 172
• Parties 107 The independent members 1781: 173
• State of the parties 1706: 177
• A nonparty civil servant 1788: 178
• Treaty of alliance between the Prince of Wales and the Tories 1747: 180
• Bolingbroke appeals for nonparty government 1727: 182
• Hervey on the state of the parties 1727: 183
• Douglas regards party distinctions as merely nominal 1761: 185
• IIS Burkes defence of party 1770: 186
• Duration Frequency and Membership 116 The Septennial Act 1716: 188
• Reelection for officeholders 1707: 189
• Excisemen 1700: 190
• Customsmen 1700: 191
• Property qualifications for M P s 1710: 192
• Last Determinations Act 1729: 193
• Grenville Committees Act 1770: 195
• Crewes Act 1782 page: 198
• government contractors 1782: 200
• Curwens Act 1809: 206
• Effect of Curwens Act 1812: 208
• Junius to the Duke of Grafton 1769: 209
• The Association Movement 1780: 213
• Speech of John Wilkes in favour of parliamentary reform 1776: 215
• Speech and resolutions of Pitt in favour of parliamentary reform 1783: 218
• Privilege: 221
• Holts judgement 1702: 224
• House of Lords reversal of Queens Bench decision 1704: 226
• resolutions of the House of Lords 1704: 227
• Patys Case 1704: 228
• Pratt discharges Wilkes 1763: 232
• resolutions of the House of Commons 17634: 233
• resolution and protest in the House of Lords 1763: 235
• Act allowing civil suits against members and their servants at any time 1770: 238
• resolutions of the House of Commons 1769: 239
• Lords protest 1770: 242
• resolutions expunged from the Journals 1782: 244
• to arrest Brass Crosby 1771: 245
• Speaker recognises newswriters 1803: 248
• Procedure: 249
• Parliamentary rules of procedure: 250
• Standing Order No 66 1713: 251
• ISI Standing Order No 67 1707: 252
• Arthur Onslow as Speaker: 253
• The Speakers salary 1790: 254
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT: 256
• Interdependence of local and central government 1754: 258
• The Parish: 259
• A churchwardens accounts 1765: 261
• Vestry minutes 1737: 262
• Vestry minutes 1801 page: 263
• Removal certificate 1790: 264
• Settlement certificate 1717: 265
• A Highways Act 1691: 266
• High and petty constables 1797: 269
• The office and duties of the beadle 1779: 270
• Vestry byelaws 1762: 271
• A joint workhouse for three parishes 1803: 272
• an efficient open vestry 1802: 275
• The County: 279
• 188: 281
• Deputylieutenant and High Constable 1745: 282
• The Commission of the Peace: 283
• Grand Jury presentment of a bridge 1748: 286
• a highway rate ordered 1713: 287
• appointment of the Master of the House of Correction 1711: 288
• a form for conviction of drunkenness: 289
• Act of 1739: 290
• a form for an alehouse licence: 293
• contract for transporting convicts 1788: 294
• committee appointed to audit the County Treasurers accounts 1709: 295
• The Speenhamland Resolutions 1795: 296
• Act establishing public offices and stipendiary magistrates in the Metro polis 1792: 297
• The Manor: 299
• 190: 300
• The courtleet of Manchester 1734 and 1805: 302
• 195: 304
• Common Field Regulations 1800: 305
• appointment of bellmen 1706: 306
• Oligarchical government in Bristol 1755: 307
• improvements 1747: 308
• An aldermans charge to the Inquest of the Ward: 310
• Common Hall address to George III 1770: 311
• Ad Hoc Bodies page: 313
• Incorporated Guardians of the Poor 1711: 314
• Turnpike Trust 1738: 316
• justices acquire special powers over bridges 1758: 318
• Improvement Commissioners 1765: 319
• voluntary association for military training 1780: 323
• CHAPTER S THE CHURCH: 325
• AntiCatholic legislation 1700: 331
• Occasional Conformity Act 1711: 334
• Schism Act 1714: 337
• Lax administration of Penal Laws 1710: 340
• Indemnity Act 1727: 341
• Catholic Relief Act 1778: 343
• Dissenters Relief Act 1779: 345
• George III and Catholic emancipation 1795: 347
• Values of Church dignities 1762: 348
• Lord Cowpers advice to George I on ecclesiastical administration 1714: 351
• The Duke of Newcastle as Ecclesiastical Minister 1754: 353
• The career of Bishop Hoadly: 355
• The career of Bishop Watson 1782: 356
• Bishops in the House of Lords: 357
• The Duke of Newcastle as the bishops whip 1767: 358
• The Archbishop of Canterburys proxy 1734: 359
• The clergy and parliamentary elections 1733: 360
• The Duke of Newcastle receives a testimonial 1760: 361
• The Duke of Newcastle turns down an application 1760: 362
• a conscientious prelate: 363
• Confirmation 1722: 366
• a conscientious parson 1766: 367
• Pluralism and nonresidence 1808: 369
• Ecclesiastical patronage 1760: 370
• The fashionable clergy: 371
• Absentee clergy and stipendiary curates 1803: 372
• Poverty among curates 1810: 373
• Lack of churches in manufacturing areas 1810: 374
• Whitefield and the Kingswood colliers 1739: 375
• Bishop Gibson on the Methodists 1744: 376
• A sermon by Tillotson: 378
• defended by Charles Simeon 1813: 381
• criticised by Bishop Randolph 1810: 382
• Blackstone on the independent judiciary: 384
• the General Warrant 1763: 390
• Liberty of the Press: 397
• Libel Act 1792: 407
• The Riot Act 1715: 414
• Loughboroughs judgement 1792: 420
• Seditious Meetings Act 1795: 426
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 432
• Parliament ch 3: 438
• The Church ch s page: 441

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Eighteenth-centur Constitution 1688-1815
• Author: E. Neville Williams
• Publisher: CUP Archive