House to enquire into and correct the gross abuses in the expenditure of public money; to reduce all exorbitant emoluments; to rescind and abolish all sinecure places and unmerited pensions; and to appropriate the produce to the necessities of the state... The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 431780Full view - About this book
| English literature - 1780 - 740 pages
...are laid upon this country, effectual meafures may be taken by this Houfe to inquire into and correA the grofs abufes in the expenditure of public money,...to reduce all exorbitant emoluments, to refcind and abolifh all iinccure places and unmerited penlions, and to appropriate the produce to the neceflities... | |
| History - 1781 - 732 pages
...Houfe of Commons, and rcquefting, that, before any new burthens be laid upon the country, cifeaual meafures may be taken by that Houfe to enquire into,...the grofs abufes in the expenditure of public money, j to reduce all exorbitant emoluments ; ' ' refcind and abolifh all finecure places and unmerited penfions;... | |
| John Andrews - Great Britain - 1786 - 472 pages
...requefted Parliament, previous to the railing of any further taxes, to inquire into, and correct the abufes in the expenditure of public money; to reduce all exorbitant emoluments ; to abolifh all finecure places and unmerited penfions, and to appropriate the produce to the exigencies... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...increafing amount ; country, effeftual meafures be taken by that houfe, to enquire into and correft the grofs abufes in the expenditure of public money ; to reduce all exorbitant emoluments ; to refcir.d and abolifh all finecure places, and unmerited penfions ; and to appropriate the produce to... | |
| History - 1788 - 734 pages
...country, e/Feftual meafures may be taken by that Houfe to enquire into, and correa the grofs abufea in the expenditure of public money ; to reduce all exorbitant emoluments ; to refcind and abolifh all finecure places and unmerited pen fions ; and to appropriate the produce to the neceffities... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...before any new bur" thens are laid upon lhis country, effectual meafures be ** taken by this boufe, to enquire into, and correct, the grofs " abufes in the expenditure of public money." This has been treated by the noble lord in the blue ribbon, as a wild factious language. It happens,... | |
| Christopher Wyvill - Great Britain - 1792 - 106 pages
...Houfe, praying that effectual meafures may be taken by this Houfe, to inquire into, and correct, any grofs abufes in the expenditure of Public money, to reduce all exorbitant emoluments of office, to refcind and abolifh all fmecure places and unmerited penfions, and to ufe all fuch other... | |
| Thomas Walker, Joseph Gurney - Conspiracies - 1794 - 338 pages
...meeting do approve of a National Affociation, on legal and conftitutional grounds, to' promote a reform in the expenditure of public money, to reduce all exorbitant emoluments, to refcind and abolifh all fmecure places and unmerited pi nfions, and to rertorc and fecure to the perple the freedom... | |
| Christopher Wyvill - 1794 - 586 pages
...any more burthens be laid upon the Country, effectual meafures may be taken by that Houfe, to inquire into and correct the grofs abufes in the .expenditure of Public money 5 to reduce all exorbitant Emoluments, to refcind and abolifti all Sinecure Places, and unmerited Penfions,... | |
| John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 430 pages
...requeft, that before any new burthens are laid upon this country, effectual meafures may be taken by this Houfe to enquire into and correct the grofs abufes in the expenditure, expenditure of public money; to reduce all exorbitant emoluments ; to refcind and abolifli all finecure... | |
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