This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ... brought to this state, the king was obliged to dissolve the parliament on the 9th June, 1675. In the next session, which began November 1675, the contest recommenced, but was terminated by a prorogation, and Dr. Shirley relinquished his appeal. But the progress of all other business of the kind was silently acquiesced ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ... brought to this state, the king was obliged to dissolve the parliament on the 9th June, 1675. In the next session, which began November 1675, the contest recommenced, but was terminated by a prorogation, and Dr. Shirley relinquished his appeal. But the progress of all other business of the kind was silently acquiesced in by the House of Commons, and thus the House of Peers gained a decisive victory. They, however, did not obtain an appellate jurisdiction over the Ecclesiastical Courts; two appeals, one from the Court of Delegates, and another from the Prerogative Court, having been dismissed in 1670, contrary to the opinion of Lord Shaftesbury, who rested that opinion on a principle of universal superintendency of the House over all courts in the kingdom.1 The House of Lords (continues our great commentator) are in all causes the last resort, from whose judgment no further appeal is permitted; but every subordinate tribunal must conform to their determinations, --the law reposing an entire confidence in the honour and conscience of the noble persons who compose this important assembly, that (if possible) they will make themselves masters of those questions upon which they undertake to decide, and in all dubious cases refer themselves to the opinions of the judges, who are summoned by writ to advise them, since upon their decision all property must finally depend.2 It must, however, be observed, that though the judges are said by Blackstone to advise the lords in matters of law, that expression must be taken in a confined and qualified sense; and it is more strictly correct to say that the judges give their opinions than that they offer their advice to the House. And the lords are not bound by the opinion of the judges. In the case of O'Connell v. the Queen, ...
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