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| Inc CONVENTIONAL History OF ENGLA>l
sIScE TIE ACCESSION OF GEoKOE I'LL. l16t
( -ls60. BY Thomas Erksiue May. Vol
l. Up. 4Sl. Boston Crosby & Nichols
/ 1862.
This is work of great interest and value
The period which it covers is that of hun.
dred years, extending from the accession o
George ILL.,, to Il date in the reign Of Queen
Victoria near to our own day. The date Of its
commencement was chosen by Mr.. May, not
because any marked boundary IN the COnsti-
tutioual History, England was made at that
time but because Mr.. Hallam's work on
the same subject, beginning with the acces-
sion of Henry VII, terminated with the
d1ath Of George II The general purpose
Of the work is stated by Mr. May To be, "to
trace the progress and development of the
British Constitution, during period Of one
hundred years; and 70 illustrate every ma
teral changc-whcther Of legislation, Gus
tom or Qolicy-hy which institutions have
be,n improved, and abuses in the govern
ment corrected
Instead Of pursuing strictly chronological
order in his work, the author has taken up
certain large branches Of tie subject, follow
Ing the progress of enlargement, curtailment,
or modification OF governmental powers IN
each one, throughout the entire Pc
rlod. though unayoidably there are
references to acts aud events more
fully considered elsewhere, in their appro-
pirate chapters. Ia this way the topics are
treated 70 succinctiy as to greatly help the
reader. both TO comprehension OF the sub
iect considered US a whole and t. a rcten-
tion OF its most important points in his
memory. The first chapter treats Of the IN
fuence of the Crown the 2l and 81 Of tie
Prerogatiycs Of the Crown. during the Ill
nesses OF George Ill, and Of the Regency
acts Of later years. The Revenues Of the
Crown, the Civil list, Pensions. &c, are
treated OF in the ith chapter the House Of
Lords in the 5th, the House Of Com
mons in the 9th, and the relations Of
Parliament to the Crown, the Laws and the
People, in the 7th. This chapter closes with
brief and lively sketches Of the great orators
OF Parliament.
The work shows great research, Is written
in a clear and yiyaeious style and is apparently
very candid and discriminating. The po-
sitions Of the aut or are fortified By cOpiJus
references to authorities. The contents Of
chapters are mentioned with great plrticu-
larity, and copIlus index accompanies the
whole. The work is issued in the beautiful
style, as t. paper and the work OF the print
er, which 50 often appears from the River
side Press, Cambridge, Of II. o. nolshton.
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