...which are contained in his Parliamentary Diary.—On the 13th of June, 1815, Mr. Wilberforce moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a Bill for establishing a registry of slaves in the plantations. The motion was opposed by several persons...

...interests. In the following month of March Mr. Sulivan, deputy chairman of the East India Company, moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill for the CHAP. I.] [BOOK I. better regulating the affairs of the Company's servants and concerns in...

...which are contained in his Parliamentary Diary. — On the 13th of June, 1815, Mr. Wilberforce moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a Bill for establishing a registry of slaves in the plantations. The motion was opposed by several persons...

...when a plan of reform was produced and considered by them ; and on the following day Mr. Flood moved, in the House of Commons, for leave to bring in a bill for the more equal representation of the people in Parliament. The motion was rejected by 157 votes...

...this punishment was considered as unreasonably severe. Early in the present session Mr. Adam moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill for making some important alterations in the criminal law of Scotland, and for allowing of appeals...

...assembled in Dublin; they prepared a plan of reform, and Mr. Flood, an eloquent Irish barrister, moved, in the House of Commons, for leave to bring in a bill for the more equal representation of the people. It was, however, negatived by a large majority. form...

...confidential creature of Choiseul. Still was not Wilkes or the Middlesex election forgotten. Mr. Phipps moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill to correct informations ex qfficio. Dunning and Wedderburne supported the motion; but it was rejected...

...both Houses of Parliament. On Monday, the 15th of June, Mr. Dnndas, the treasurer of the navy, moved, in the House of Commons, for leave to bring in a bill ; which motion was seconded by Mr. Dempster, member for Forfar, who informed us, says bishop Skinner...

...pay their notes in cash in the same manner a$ they had formerly done. March 9th. The Ministers moved in the House of Commons, for leave to bring in a Bill to sanction what had been done by the Privy Council, and by the Bank Directors ; to protect both against...

...Clive's old antagonist, Mr. Sulivan, then deputy-chairman of the court of directors, moved in his place in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill " for the better regulation of the affairs of the East India Company and of their servants in India,...