The final struggle of the session was to take place on the motion for the repeal of the Septennial Act.
He went on to draw a picture of what might come to pass under an unscrupulous minister, sustained by a corrupted septennial Parliament.
If it did come to pass, could not such a minister promise himself more success in a septennialthan he {13} could in a triennial Parliament?
Its pecuniary responsibilities, social relations and general internal structure, if not graduated upon a septennial scale, were variously modified by the lapse of the period.
Its pecuniary responsibilities, social relations, and general internal structure, were graduated upon a septennial scale.
Place Bill and a Pension Bill, as well as the repeal of the Septennial Act, and so secure the constitution "against all future attempts either of open or secret corruption or of any undue influence whatsoever.
A worthy alderman of the city (they declared in conclusion) had realised the danger of septennial parliaments, and had more than once endeavoured to shorten their duration, but unfortunately he had not received the support he deserved.
In March, 1722, the first septennial Parliament came to an end, and again the Whigs were returned by an overwhelming majority.
The Septennial Act outlived this and many another effort to obtain its repeal, and remains in force to this day.
Mr. Pultney said, he thought annual parliaments would be best, but preferredseptennial to triennial and voted against the motion.
Sir Robert Cotschall, Lord Mayor, moved for the repeal of the Septennial Bill.
One contributing cause was the Septennial Act of 1716, whereby the life of a parliament was extended from three years to seven, thus increasing the continuity and desirability of membership in the Commons.
The opportunity, however, never came, and the septennial period for the French presidency, established thus by monarchists in their own interest, was destined to pass into the permanent mechanism of a republican state.
Is it to be presumed, that at any future septennial epoch the same State will be free from parties?
The Septennial Act lengthened that existence by a further period of four years.
The Septennial Act, says Lecky, gave "a new stability to English policy, a new strength to the dynasty, and a new authority to the House of Commons.
One Hutcheson, member for Hastings, when the Septennial Bill of 1716 was under discussion, made a speech of which the summary fills more than twenty-five pages of the Parliamentary History.
The year 1793 was kept as a septennial one, and a handsome silver-gilt cup was presented to be raced for; the club thereupon challenged the world.
As a question of constitutional expediency, the septennial bill was doubtless open at the time to one serious objection.
Upon this prevalent disaffection, and the general dangers of the established government, was founded that measure so frequently arraigned in later times, the substitution of septennial for triennial parliaments.
Great mischiefs had arisen in England from their septennial Act which was reprobated by most of their patriotic Statesmen.
The great bulwark of our liberty is the frequency of elections, and the great danger is the septennial parliaments.
The contribution was drawn from among the families of the native nobility, and it was on this account solely that the continuance of the septennial sacrifice had been tolerated.
For her, the risk was past, as she would be over age when the nextseptennial sacrifice came round.
This course would be conformable to the usage from the passing of the Septennial Act till 1830.
Happening or returning once in every seven years; as, septennial elections in England.
The septennial act was judged the only guard against a Popish reign, and therefore highly popular.
I am sensible that the Americans are much concerned for the liberties of the British nation; and the act for making Parliaments septennial is often mentioned as an arbitrary, oppressiv act, destructiv of English liberty.
The dreadful disorders of frequent elections have also necessitated a septennial instead of a triennial duration.
On this state of feeling the government introduced septennial parliaments.
As the Septennial Act had increased the power of the commons, the Peerage Bill would, in their turn, have increased the power of the peers, against the crown on one hand, against the commons on the other.
In 1755, the beginning of another septennial period, the six-day service was widely extended.
The actual amount of L100 nominal rentcharge in any year is accordingly the sum which would buy those amounts of the three grains at the septennial average prices published in the London Gazette at the beginning of the year.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "septennial" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: anniversary; biennial; birthday; commemoration; tercentenary; triennial
