CHAP. I.-(continued.)

Of the Privileges of Parliament

PAGE

346

Of the Laws and Customs relating to the House of Lords in particular 352

Of the Laws and Customs relating to the House of Commons in par-
ticular

..

354

ibid.

Of the Election of Members of the House of Commons

356

Of Rioting at Elections

Of the Questions which may be put to a Voter at the Time of

Of the Tender of a Vote not Registered..

Of the removal of the Military from the Place of Election

Of Bribery, Treating, and Undue Influence

382

Of the Return of the Writs

..

384

Of the Petition and Mode of Proceeding upon Controverted Elections 385

Of Vacating a Seat in Parliament

Of the Speaker of the House of Lords and the Speaker of the House

of Commons

ibid.

Of the Manner in which Bills are passed

389

Of the Adjournment, Prorogation, and Dissolution of Parliament

Of the Triennial and Septennial Acts .

OF THE SOVEREIGN, IN HIS GENERAL RELATION TO THE PEOPLE

AND THE LAW OF SUBJECT AND ALIEN.

Of the Original Contract between the Sovereign and the People

Of the Sovereign's Duty to govern according to Law

Of the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy, and Abjuration

Of Natural-born Subjects

403

405

CHAP. III.

OF THE ROYAL TITLE.

Of the hereditary Succession to the Crown

Historical View of the Successions that have taken place..

Of the Privileges of a Queen Dowager

Of the Prince of Wales and his Consort, and the Princess Royal

Of the rest of the Royal Family

Of the Royal Marriage Act

CHAP. V.

OF THE ROYAL COUNCILS, AND OF THE OFFICERS OF STATE.

Of the Councils belonging to the Sovereign

465

..

Of the Quality of the Peers of the Realm as hereditary Councillors of

the Crown

ibid.

466

Of the Privy Council..

467

Of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

471

Of the Assertion of Liberties by Magna Charta, the Petition of Right,

the Habeas Corpus Act, the Bill of Rights, and Act of Settlė-

ment

478

Of the Free Administration of the Law in the Courts of Justice

481

Of the King's (or Queen's) Sovereignty or Pre-eminence

485

486

..

488

489

Of his Right to grant Safe-Conducts

CHAP. VI.-(continued.)

PAGE

490

Of the Manner in which the royal Grant may be avoided, or Redress

obtained from him

Of Parliamentary Remonstrance against the Acts of the Sovereign 491

Of Parliamentary Impeachment of his Advisers

Of his Right of Embassy to Foreign States, and of the Law of Am-
bassadors..

Of his Right to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal

Of his Right to rejects Laws

492

493

..

ibid.

Of his Right to raise and regulate Armies and Fleets

510

Of his Right to appoint Ports and Havens

511

..

Of his Right to erect Beacons, Light-houses and Sea-marks

513

Of his Right to prohibit the Importation or Exportation of Arms, &c. 514

Of his Right to confine his Subjects to the Realm, and to recal them
to the Realm..

Of his Right as Guardian of Idiots and Lunatics, and of the Law re-

lating to them

Of his Right as the Fountain of Honour, Office and Privilege

Of his Right to stamp and regulate the current Coin

Of his Rights as Head of the Church; and herein of Convocations

Of the First Fruits and Tenths, and herein of the King's Books, and

Of the Antient Revenue from Purveyance and Pre-emption, and the

Of Royal Fish, Wrecks, Treasure-trove, Waifs and Estrays

Of Royal Mines

CHAP. VII. (continued.)

PAGE

Of Profits from Forfeitures of Lands and Goods; and herein of Deodands 557

Of the Extraordinary Revenue of the Crown, by Taxation

Of the History and Progress of our Military System

Of the former and present Militia Force

Of the Mutiny Act, Articles of War and Courts Martial

ibid.

Of the Power of the Crown in Modern, as compared with Antient

Times

..

NEW COMMENTARIES

ON

THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.

BOOK II.

OF RIGHTS OF PROPERTY-(continued).

PART II.

OF THINGS PERSONAL.

THE subjects of property were divided, as we may recollect (a), into things real, and things personal. The first of these being now sufficiently discussed (so far at least as concerns the division of rights, as distinguished from wrongs (b)), we proceed to the consideration of the se

cond.

(a) Vide sup. vol. 1. p. 168.

(b) Ibid. p. 136.

VOL. II.

B