 And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to be on the throne, whose head could not be seen over the integument which covered the head of his noble and learned friend on the woolsack, he would, by what...  Hansard's Parliamentary Debates - Page 741by Great Britain. Parliament - 1830Full view - About this book
 | Horace Twiss - 1846 - 566 pages
...were a Prime Minister, there was nothing he should like more. But surely some provision ought to be made beforehand for the administration of the Government...Friend on the Woolsack, he would, by what the Scotch call a fiction of law, and by what the English called presumption, in favour of a Royal infant, be... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 560 pages
...the throne, some provision ought not to be made beforehand for the administration of the government. If an infant Sovereign were to be on the throne, whose head, if he were laid in the integument which covers the head of my noble and learned friend, could not be... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 566 pages
...the throne, some provision ought not to be made beforehand for the administration of the government. If an infant Sovereign were to be on the throne, whose head, if he were laid in the integument which covers the head of my noble and learned friend, could not be... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - 1862 - 496 pages
...responsibility would exist as at present." i And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to be on the throne, whose...law, and by what the English called presumption, in favor of a royal infant, be supposed to have as much sense, knowledge, and experience, as if he had... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - 1862 - 488 pages
...And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to.be on the throne, whose head could not be seen over the...law, and by what the English called presumption, in favor of a royal infant, be supposed to have as much sense, knowledge, and experience, as if he had... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - 1863 - 496 pages
...responsibility would exist as at present." 1 And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to be on the throne, whose...law, and by what the English called presumption, in favor of a royal infant, be supposed to have as much sense, knowledge, and experience, as if he had... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - 1895 - 496 pages
...responsibility would exist as at present." * And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to be on the throne, whose...law, and by what the English called presumption, in favor of a royal infant, be supposed to have as much sense, knowledge, and experience, as if he had... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - 1895 - 486 pages
...responsibility would exist as at present." 1 And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to be on the throne, whose...law, and by what the English called presumption, in favor of a royal infant, be supposed to have as much sense, knowledge, and experience, as if he had... | |
 | 1902 - 1212 pages
...William's death, until the Princess Victoria, the heir to the throne, was eighteen years of age, said : " If an infant Sovereign were to be on the throne whose head could not be seen over the integument which covers the head of my noble and learned frien'd on the Woolsack he would be supposed to have as much... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - 1912 - 494 pages
...responsibility would exist as at present."2 And this doctrine of the law was thus explained by Lord Eldon : " If an infant sovereign were to be on the throne, whose...a royal infant, be supposed to have as much sense, 1 11Geo. IV. and i Will. IV. c. 23; Hans. Deb., znd Ser., xxiv. 986, 1062, 1132, 1148, 1193; Rymer's... | |
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