Documents on the Nineteenth Century United Kingdom Constitution: Volume III: Institutions

This volume covers the nature and operation of different organs of the constitution. It includes documents dealing with Parliament; the monarchy; the legal system; the Church; the Prime Minister and the Cabinet; the Civil Service; and local government. It presents accounts from insiders who were directly involved in working these institutions; and of the perceptions of outside observers. It identifies documents pertaining to key moments of change in the history of these entities, including alterations in the relations between them. It deals with matters including their legal basis, their internal structures, and the importance of precedent to the way in which they functioned in relation to one-another.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- General Introduction -- Introduction to Volume III: Institutions -- Part 1 Monarchs and Administrations -- 1 'Change of Administration' -- 2 'Change of Administration' -- 3 'The Address' -- 4 'Address in Answer to the Speech' -- 5 Extract from The English Constitution -- 6 Would a Republican Form of Government Be Suitable to England? -- 7 'Parliament Bill - Vote of Censure' -- Part 2 The Prime Minister -- 8 Lord Melville to Mr. Addington -- 9 Sir Robert Peel -- 10 'Introduction' -- 11 The Prime Minister's Precedence, J. S. ('Jack') Sandars to Lord Knollys -- 12 Chequers Estate Act, 1917 -- Part 3 Cabinet -- 13 Letter from George Canning to Lord Malmesbury -- 14 'Lord Ellenborough's Seat in the Cabinet' -- 15 Extracts from The English Constitution -- 16 Minutes of a Meeting of the War Cabinet -- 17 Draft Rules of Procedure for the War Cabinet -- Part 4 Administrations and Mandates -- 18 'Commercial Policy' -- 19 'Resignation of the Ministry' -- 20 'Defeat of the Government on the Irish Church Resolutions' -- 21 'Government of Ireland Bill' -- Part 5 Civil Service and Machinery of Government -- 22 Report on the Organisation of the Permanent Civil Service -- 23 Extract from Little Dorrit -- 24 Extract from An Autobiography -- 25 Report of the Machinery of Government Committee ('Haldane' Report) -- 26 Subcommittee Appointed to Consider the Position After the War of Women Holding Temporary Appointments in Government Departments -- Part 6 Parliament -- 6.1 General -- 27 'Economical Reform' -- 28 'Resignation of Ministers' -- 29 'Confidence in the Ministry' -- 30 'Motion for a Select Committee (House of Lords Reform)' -- 31 Extracts from Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution -- 32 'New Procedure Rules [for the House of Commons]' -- 33 'House of Lords Reform'.

This volume covers the nature and operation of different organs of the constitution. It includes documents dealing with Parliament; the monarchy; the legal system; the Church; the Prime Minister; the Civil Service; and local government. It identifies documents pertaining to key moments of change in the history of these entities