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1819 Nov. 18.
Collectanea.

New Hanover Constitution – from the Scotchman in Morn.
Chron 18 Novr 1819.

"they voluntarily promised the Hanoverians, a
"Constitution, intimating by proclamation that it was
"not intended 'to take advantage of the overthrow of the
"Germanic Constitution by the restriction of their rights;'
"and they have given a Constitution, but what does
"it amount to? The States, which had all some rights
"before, and some of them very extensive ones, are all now
"represented by 101 Councillors or deputies, composed of 48
"Nobles, chiefly in the employment of Government; 10
"Clergymen, all of whom but one hold their appointments
"at the will of the Crown; thirty seven from
"Towns, elected by Magistrates only, who are themselves
"either appointed by the Crown or dependent on it;
"and six for the holders of free property. The whole
"Members are paid of by Government, and there are
"only 29 of them that do not hold some other office
"under it. The assembly thus constituted, is very naturally
"called the Jahn Gesellschaft, or the assenting Society,
"whose deliberations are all secret: And lest anything
"should be known indirectly, our Ministers have just
"revived an old law, subjecting the press to a rigorous
Censorship."

Identifier: | JB/109/126/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 109.
Date_1	1819-11-18	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	109	Main Headings	Parliamentary Reform
Folio number	126	Info in main headings field	Collectanea
Image	001	Titles	[[titles::New[?] Hanover Constitution - from the Scotchman or Morn. Chron 18 Novr 1819]]
Category	Collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::I&M [Prince of Wales feathers] 1816]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1816
Notes public		ID Number	35781
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