LONDON:

PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

ACCOUNT

OF

THE BRITISH EMPIRE:

EXHIBITING

ITS EXTENT, PHYSICAL CAPACITIES, POPULATION, INDUSTRY,
AND CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

BY

J. R. McCULLOCH, Esq.

MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE.

Fourth Edition, Rebised.

WITH AN APPENDIX OF TABLES.

VOL. II.

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LONDON:

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LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS.
1854.

Trade with Colonies and Dependencies, including the Trade

with China

Duties on Imports and Exports

3.-Means and Instruments by which Commerce may be facilitated

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PART IV.

CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT, CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS, OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

CHAPTER I.

Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Constitution

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4.-Adjournment, Prorogation, and Dissolution of Parliament

CHAPTER III.

OF THE EXECUTIVE

Sect. 1.-The King, his Duties, Prerogative, and Ministers.

2.-Officers employed under the Crown in the Administration of

SKETCH OF THE HISTORY, CONSTITUTION, COURTS, &c. OF SCOTLAND

Sect. 1.-Historical Sketch

2.-Constitution and Representative System of Scotland

3.-Administration of Justice in Scotland

CHAPTER VII.

CONSTITUTION, COURTS, &c. of IRELAND

Sect. 1.-Sketch of the Political History of Ireland

2.-Constitution of Ireland

3.-Courts of Justice

CHAPTER VIII.

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RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Sect. 1.-Constitution and Government of the Church of England