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GALWAY postal contract, 503

George I. and II. as sovereigns, 177
George III., his character and conduct,
48, 180, 207

- his personal influence, 58
proceedings upon his mental afflic-
tion, 235, 541 n.

George IV. as a sovereign, 61
Gladstone, Mr., his budgets, 523
Goderich, Lord, his administration, 111
Governing families, their influence, 59, 66
Grenville administration, 56, 88

Grey, second Earl, his administration,
118

Grey, third Earl, his suggestions on
parliamentary reform, 20

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-his plan to strengthen ministers in
Parliament, 23

on the kingly office, 208

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LANDS.-See Public Lands
Life peerages, 368

Liverpool, Lord, his administration,
100

Loans by the Crown, how made and
how remitted, 455, 456, 548 n.

- proceedings in Parliament respecting,

516

Lopez, Sir M., case of, 349

Lords, House of, its constitutional posi-
tion, 27

its dormant powers, 6
important services, 29
indifference of peers to their

legislative duties, 30

practice upon petitions for aid,
and financial enquiries, 433.
-See Parliament

Lowe, Mr. R., enquiry into his adminis-
tration of the Education department,
265

M'MAHON, Colonel, case of, 409
Magistrates, proceedings in Par-
liament for removal of, 361
Mail contracts.-See Contracts
Martial law, 341

Melbourne, Lord, his first administra-
tion, 67, 122

his second administration, 128
acts as the Queen's Private Secre-
tary, 194

Mercy, prerogative of, 343
Militia officers, dismissal of, 327 n.
Ministers, the channel of communication
with the Crown, 170

- how they communicate with the
Crown, 231

their appointment and dismissal by
the Crown, 210, 224, 227

- entitled to a fair trial from Parlia-

ment, 212

MIN

Ministers accept office without a majority
in the House of Commons, 214
how far they are selected by the
Sovereign, 218, 225

- must possess the confidence of Parlia-
ment, 223

must have the implicit confidence of
the Sovereign, 227

- their executive acts, how far subject
to parliamentary control, 254
abuse of executive authority, how to
be dealt with, 284

illegal or oppressive acts by indivi-
dual ministers, 299, 303
Ministerial defeats in Parliament, 78,
130 n., 131-133

-on financial propositions, 517
Ministerial interregnum, 107, 151, 226
Ministerial responsibility, origin of, 37
when first acknowledged, 41
progress and extent of, 46, 53,
169, 174, 245, 256, 335
is to Parliament, and to no other
tribunal, 301

for the dismissal of their pre-

decessors, 68, 124, 223

for the official acts of their sub-
ordinates, 388

Ministry.

See Ministers

Minutes of Council, rightful limits of, 291
on educational matters, 292

Money.-See Supply

Money Bills, 525

Muir, Palmer, &c., case of, 348

Mutiny Act, 321

NAVY.-See Army and Navy

Negotiations, papers concerning,
when communicated to Parlia-
ment, 603, 612 n.

matters proper for, should be left to
executive action, 612

- result of, to be communicated to
Parliament, 613

New Zealand episcopate, 314
North, Lord, his administration, 73

OATHS in Parliament, 250

Officers.-See Public Officers
Officers of Army and Navy, control of
the Crown over, 326

Opinions, legal, confidential documents,
357

Orders in Council, 285-290

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PEN

Papers, when communicated to Parlia-
ment and when refused, 278, 602
-cost of furnishing to Parliament,
281

- concerning private affairs, 281
Paper-duties case, 459

Pardon, prerogative of, 343

Parliament advises the Crown on the
formation of a ministry, 211

may not interfere with the dismissal
of a minister, 228

- its constitutional relation to the
Crown, 246

- may advise the Crown upon any
matter, 253

may inquire into all acts of adminis-
tration, 255

representation of every public de-
partment therein, 388

ought not to legislate on matters
proper for negotiation, 612

- proper functions of, 620

dissolution of, when justifiable, 134,
154, 209

cases of, from 1782 to 1866, 162
prorogation of, its effect, 246
Parliament, Houses of, appointment of
their officers and servants, 387

contingent expenses, how pro-
vided for, 402

salaries of employés in both
Houses, 404

may not communicate directly
with foreign powers, 607
or with other legislative bodies,
609. See also Votes of
Thanks

Parliamentary government defined, 1
to what it owes its success, 13
its peculiar advantages, 32
Partition Treaties, case of the, 42
Party government defined, 8

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Prime minister, the free choice of the
Sovereign, 219

chosen by his colleagues, 221
empowered to select his own col-
leagues, 218, 225

the channel of communication
between the Crown and the
ministry, 228, 230

Prince Consort, position and duties of
a, 195; and see Albert, Prince
Private correspondence on public mat-
ters, 604

Private Secretary to the Sovereign, 191
Privy Council, meetings of, 233

decisions of, questioned in Parlia-
ment, 269.-See also Minutes of
Council

Privy councillors, their appointment
and responsibility, 43, 51, 217, 222,

226

Prize money, distribution of, 327 n. 367n.
436 n. 454 n.

Proclamations, their constitutional li-
mits, 288

Property the basis of representation, 9
Public accounts, form of the, 592 n.

standing committee of, its origin
and functions, 589

its reports, 593

REF

Public money to be expended only as
Parliament may direct, 542, 543
unauthorised expenditure, 546
discretion of the government in
emergent cases, 546

increasing strictness of Parlia-
ment in controlling expenditure,
552.-See also Supply; Trea-

sury

Public moneys' committee of 1857, 589 n.
Public officers, rights of the Crown in
relation to, 375

political and non-political ap-
pointments, 377, 382

advantages of permanency in the
civil service, 378

-promotions not to be influenced
by politics, 383, 397

competitive examinations, 385,
417

all subordinated to some political
head, 388

for what cause they may be dis-
missed, 389, 393

- should abstain from interference
in politics, 391

their exercise of the franchise,
391 n.

pensions and retiring allowances,
394, 397

salaries how regulated, 395

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of ministers of state, 419
of parliamentary officers and
servants, 404

of revenue officers paid out of
receipts, 471, 555
pensions to, how regulated, 398,
418, 421

their appointment, direction, and
remuneration, how far sub-
ject to parliamentary control,
401, 407-427.-See also Trea-

sury

Public opinion in relation to Parlia-
ment, 14, 228 n.

on questions of foreign policy,
602 n.

Public lands, sale or exchange of, when case of the, 373

UEEN'S University, Ireland, charter,

subject to parliamentary control, 552
Public money, parliamentary control
over the grant of, 453

over the issue and expenditure of,
534

exercised by the Exchequer and
Audit department, 535
proceedings to give effect to a
parliamentary appropriation,

540

RED

ED Sea and India telegraph, case of
the, 506

Reform Act of 1832, its enactment, 119
its effects, 15, 65, 70
Reform Bill of 1858, 154
of 1866, 159

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SALARIES.-See Parliament, Houses
of; Public Officers
Secret service expenditure, 551
Secretary of State, office of, 172
Select committees not to encroach on ad-
ministrative functions, 257
-to consider administrative and
other public questions, 270
Shelburne administration, 75
Sovereign, on the office of, 167
-personal irresponsibility of the, 168,
239, 242

must act through a minister, 173
- personal acts of government, 176
impersonality of the, 176

may employ a private secretary, 191
constitutional position defined, 201
ceremonial functions, 204
social pre-eminence, 205
political influence, 210

appointment and dismissal of his

ministers, 210, 217, 225.-See also
Prime Minister

to be consulted on all state affairs,

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Sovereign as a witness, 243
as a churchwarden, 243 n.
royal prerogatives, 244

in relation to Parliament, 246.- See
also Crown; King

Speaker of the House of Commons,
address to the Crown on his behalf,
367, 403

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- his duty in regard to supply grants,
511 n. 526

his speech on presenting money bills
for the Royal assent, 531

Standing army, 322

Standing orders, their validity, 247 n.
Stocks, redemption of, 516

Sugar duties, case of the, 520
Superannuation allowances to public
officers, 397

Supply, origin of parliamentary con-
trol over, 38

cannot be raised by prerogative, 286
prerogative in regard to, 427
only granted on demand of the Crown,
428

- petitions or motions for aid to be
recommended by the Crown, 434
exceptions to this rule, 435

grant of, by Parliament, 453
must be obtained by Parliamentary
grant, 454

Commons may refuse to grant, 508
temporary advances on responsibility
of government, 455

peculiar rights of the Commons in
the grant of, 457
rights of the Lords, 458

-appointment of committee of supply,

465

permanent grants, 471
charges annually voted, 472
presentation of the estimates, 473
supplementary estimates, 474

on the revision of the estimates by a
select committee, 475, 597

- motions for reduction of expenditure,
478

classification of the estimates, 480,
585 n.

-- proceedings in committee of supply,

482

votes of credit and votes on account,

485

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items in the estimates rejected by
the House, 490

Resolutions reported from committee
of supply, 509

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