On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation: In 2 Volumes

Alpheus Todd

Longmans, 1869

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Substitution of responsible Ministers for Boards as governing	6

Results of the Norman Conquest	8

Origin of the Lawcourts	14

Growing power of the Commons in Parliament	20

Responsibility of the Kings Ministers under Edward II	28

The Privy Council under Henry VI	34

The Star Chamber and other Committees of the Council 99	40

The Council of State during the Commonwealth	43

Additional powers conferred by Parliament	354

Places of Ministers and of Opposition Leaders in both Houses	360

Ministers competent to move the Estimates and submit	368

65	372

239	379

298	401

Recourse may still be had in such colonies to the Imperial Act	403

Dismissal of Lord Palmerston in 1851 for acting as Foreign	411

CHAPTER II	52

Counsels of the Crown to be kept secret	58

THEIR CONSTITUTION	60

The Treasury	66

52	81

2 Origin and enforcement of total changes in a Ministry in con	110

Method of removing an insubordinate Minister from office	146

The independence of the judiciary	147

Salaries and emoluments of Cabinet Ministers	159

Functions of the Cabinet Council with its relations to the Crown	188

Its deliberations secret and confidential	195

99	197

883	218

Of the presence of Ministers of the Crown in Parliament	235

The Exchequer and Audit Department	239

57	240

The General Post Office and PostmasterGeneral	251

Provisions of the Reform Act of 1867 on this subject	270

But should be duly informed of its decisions upon all important	278

58	280

99	282

Functions of Ministers of the Crown in relation to Parliament	288

60	295

Enquiries as to negotiations for a new Ministry	302

for Ministers	316

61	317

d The necessity for unanimity and cooperation amongst Ministers	320

Necessity for adequate Parliamentary support to enable	333

The Prime Minister should submit all such matters for	337

Appointment of royal and statutory Commissions	347

62	353

Proceedings in Parliament during a Ministerial interregnum	416

214	417

Rule in regard to documents in possession of Ministers	442

Opposition attempts to carry public Bills to which Ministers	444

Ministers must initiate or sanction all motions for the grant	470

99	529

Commanderinchief	531

Subordinate Ministers their number and tenure	546

Permanent and nonpolitical officers are excluded from Parlia	550

165	556

The House of Commons invited to assist Ministers in deter	564

69	636

71	643

The Board of Trade	662

357	681

The Lord Privy Seal	685

The Law Officers of the Crown viz	693

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	705

The Government of Ireland	714

Position of Ministers towards private Bills	719

Officers of the Royal Household	722

74	724

358	738

Grave defects in the method of procedure in Judge Boothbys case	740

417	751

Varying usage on this head since 1760	752

CHAPTER III	763

Permanent and nonpolitical offices	775

This rule infringed in 18634	777

Formal introduction of a united Ministry into Parliament	779

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Title	On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation: In 2 Volumes Volume 2 of On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation, Alpheus Todd Volume 2 of On parliamentary government in England, Alpheus Todd
Author	Alpheus Todd
Publisher	Longmans, 1869
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