 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...latter as follows: " Since that (difappointment) 1 have heard no more of it ; which made me look oat for fome venal borough : and I fpoke to a borough-jobber,...and faid, that there was no fuch thing as a borough to-be had now ; for that the rich Eaft and Weft Indians had fecured them, all, at the rate of three... | |
 | 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 640
...him a feat for his fon Mr. Stanhope, writes to the latter as follows : " Since that (difappointment) I have heard no more of it ; which made me look out...for a fecure feat in parliament; but he laughed at myoffer; and faid, that there was no fuch thing as a borough to be had now ; for that the rich Knit... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1793 - عدد الصفحات: 740
...Exlradi of a letter from the Earl of Chefterfeld to bis fan, dated December the igth, 1767. " Since that I have heard no more of it, which made me look out for fome venal borough ; and I fpoke to a borough jobber, and offered five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a fecure feat in Parliament ; but he... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 452
...would make it his own affair ; and defired I would give myfelf no more trouble about it. Since that, I have heard no more of it ; which made me look o"ut for fome venal borough ; and I fpoke to a borough jobber, and offered five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a fecure feat in Parliament ; but he... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...would make it his own affair ; and defired I would give myfelf no more trouble about it. Since that, I have heard no more of it ; which made me look out for fome venal borough ; and I fpoke to a borough jobber, and offered tivsand-twenty hundred pounds for a fecure feat in Parliament ; but he... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 726
...make it his mvi: .iti'.iir ; and desired 1 would give myself no more trouble about it. Since that, 1 have heard no more of it ; which made me look out for some venal borough ; and I sjioke to a borough-jobber, and offered five-and-twentyhundred pounds for... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 800
...and unconnected with party views of any kind, even those of the time he lived in : — " Since that I have heard no more of it, which made me look out for some venal borough ; and I spoke to a borough jobber, and offered five -and- twenty hundred pounds... | |
 | Parliament lists - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 1026
...would make it his own nffair ; and detired I would give myself no more trouble about it. Since that, I have heard no more of it; which made me look out for some venal borough : and I spoke to a borough-jobber, and offered fivc-and-twcnty hundred pounds for... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 642
...would make it his own aflair ; and desired I would give myself no more trouble about it. Since that, I have heard no more of it; which made me look out for some venal borough: and I spoke to a borough-jobber, and offered five-and-twenty hundred pounds for... | |
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I spoke to a boroughjobber, and offered five-and-twenty hundred pounds for a secure seat in Parliament ; but he laughed at my offer, and said, That there was no such thing as a borough to be had now ; for that the rich East and West Indians had secured... 
