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against the Romanists, Oct. 31, 1678dissolved, after sitting eighteen years, Dec. 30.

19 CHARLES II.-A new House summoned, Jan. 25, 1679-meets, Mar. 6-dispute with the king on the choice of a Speaker compromised by the appointment of Gregory-protest against the pardon granted by the k. to the earl of Danby, Mar. 23-resolution passed against the duke of York, Apr. 27-Bill prepared to exclude him from the throne, May 15Dangerfield examined on the alleged Meal-tub plot, Oct. 26, 1680-pass the Exclusion Bill, Nov. 2-which the Lords reject, 15-resolve to grant no supplies till it is passed, Jan. 7, 1681-pass other strong resolutions, and are prorogued, 10-assembled at Oxford, introduce the Bill again, Mar. 21-dissolved, 28.

JAMES II.-Under the new charters, a packed House of Commons elected, May 19,1685-choose Sir John Trevor, Speaker -vote supplies, and adjourn, July 2offend the k. by requesting him not to appoint recusant officers in the army, Nov. 17-dissolved, July 2, 1687-a new House elected in compliance with circular letters from the prince of Orange to the constituencies, form part of the convention, Jan. 22, 1689 -resolve, that James II. having broken the original compact between king and people, and abdicated the government, the throne is vacant, 28.

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WILLIAM and MARY. -Vote an address for war against France, June 25appoint a committee to inquire into the judicial murders of lord William Russell and Algernon Sidney, Oct. 19, 1689-dissolved, Feb. 6, 1690-the Tories predomipate in the new House, Mar. 21-the House sanction the borrowing of money on the credit of the revenue-vote larger supplies, Oct. 9-inquire into the foreign 'treaties, and the management of the war, and vote an increase of the army, Dec. 20, 1693-remonstrate against the refusal of the royal assent to a Bill excluding placemen from parliament, Jan. 25, 1694 -the Triennial Act passed, Dec. 2.

7 WILLIAM III.The House inquire respecting bribes received by members, March 7 and expel the Speaker, Sir John Trevor, Mar. 12, 1695-dissolved, Oct. 11-the Whigs prevail in the new House, Nov. 22-reject a Bill for licensing the press, 1696-reduce the army contrary to the king's wishes, Dec. 11-fix the civil list at 700,000l., 1697-address the king for the discouragement of the woollen, and the promotion of the linen,

manufacture in Ireland, June 10, 1699 -refuse to grant the request of Wm. III. for retaining his Dutch guards, Mar. 24, 1699 resolve to apply the forfeited estates in Ireland, and the revenues of that country, to the public service, Dec. 14.

12 WILLIAM III.-Present these resolutions to the king, Feb. 21, 1700-tack them to the Land Tax Bill, Mar. 9-snddenly prorogued, while preparing a resolution, requesting the king to dismiss his foreign councillors, 11-dissolved, July 19-a new House elect Mr. Harley, Speaker, Feb. 10, 1701-pass a resolution on which the Act of Settlement and Hanoverian Succession are founded, Mar. 12-address the king to remove lord Somers, and other ministers, by whom the Partition Treaties were advised, Apr. 22-impeach them, May 14- vote the Kentish Petition, and Defoe's Pamphlet, to be seditious and libellous--dissolved, Nov. 11-the Whigs prevail, and in their address to the king, respond to his indignation against Louis XIV., Dec. 30.

ANNE.-Dissolved July 2, 1702-meet again, Harley, Speaker, Oct. 20--dispute with the Lords on the public accounts, Feb. 4, 1703 a new House, Oct. 25, 1705-contest for the Speakership-elect a Whig, Mr. John Smithjoin the Lords in an address to assure the queen that the church is in no danger, Dec. 14-first United House assemble Oct. 23, 1707-inquire into the miscarriages of the Spanish campaign, and vote a supply of six millious, Nov. 19-elect Sir Richard Onslow, Speaker, Nov. 18. 1708-impeach Sacheverel, Dec. 15, 1709 -a new House, Nov. 25, 1710-the Tory majority make Mr. Bromley Speaker, refuse to vote thanks to Marlborough, and treat him with contempt and derisionfix qualifications for knights of the shire, and representatives of cities and boroughs-inquire the cause of the disasters in Spain, Feb. 2, 1711-accuse the late Whig ministry of mismanagement, June 4-expel Robert Walpole and Cardonnel, Dec. 21-complain that undue burdens were imposed on Great Britain by the other allies during the war, Mar. 4, 1712-appoint Sacheverel to preach before them, Apr. 29, 1713-address the queen to have James Francis Edward, the Pretender, removed from Nancy, where he had been received by Stanislas, June 25 -a new House appoint sir Thomas Hanmer, Speaker, Feb. 16, 1714-expel Richard Steele, March 11.

GEORGE I.-Another, called under the

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predominance of the whigs, give the office of Speaker to Mr. Spencer Compton, March 17, 1715-impeach the duke of Ormond and the lords Oxford, Bolingbroke, and Strafford, July 9-expel Forster, leader of the rebellion at Preston, Jan. 10, 1716-Septennial Act passed, May 7-create a sinking fund, June 22, 1717-reject the Peerage Bill, Dec. 7, 1719--expel Aislabie and other members implicated in the South Sea scheme, March 8, 1721-under the influence of Walpole, vote an increased number of seamen, March 24, 1726.

GEORGE II-A new House, Arthur Onslow, Speaker, Jan. 23, 1728-prohibit the publication of their debates, Feb. 28, 1729 cause Walpole to abandon his proposed Excise law, 1733-negative a motion for the repeal of the Septennial Act, March 14, 1734-approve the Spanish convention by a small majority, March 4, 1739-resolve that the publication of their debates is a breach of privilege, April 20--they are prepared for the Gentleman's Magazine by Samuel (Dr.) Johnson, 1740-defeat, by a large majority, a motion for the removal of Walpole, Feb. 3, 1741-a new House unfavourable to him; defeat him on the question of the Westminster election, Dec. 4; on that of the Chippenham election, Feb. 2, 1742-cause his resignation, 11-appoint a committee to inquire into the conduct of his government, March 23 -negative motions for the repeal of the Septennial Act, April 15-and for annual parliaments, Jan. 24, 1745-vote £40,000 a year to the duke of Cumberland, May 14, 1746-summon Edward Cave to the bar, and censure him for publishing their debates, April 30, 1747-reduce the rate of interest on the national debt, 1750inquire into the proceedings at the Westminster election, and commit Mr. Murray to Newgate, 1751-vote £100,000 to relieve the sufferers by the Lisbon earthquake, 1755.

GEORGE III.-Mr. Onslow more than thirty years Speaker, retires, March 18, 1761-a new House appoint Sir John Cust to the chair, Nov. 3-approve, by a large majority, the articles of the preliminary treaty of peace, signed at Fontainebleau, Nov. 25, 1762-expel John Wilkes, Jan. 20, 1764 debate vehemently on the legality of general warrants, Feb. 16-17- - the ministers, by adjourning, evade a decision; assert their right to tax the colonies, Apr.vote the reduction of the land-tax, Mar. 2, 1767 resolve to impose duties on

articles imported into the colonies, June 2.

8 GEORGE III.-A new House, June 10, 1768-exclude strangers; expel Wilkes, Feb. 2, 1769-provide for the arrears of the civil list, March 2-continue the struggle with Wilkes, and the electors of Middlesex, till the prorogation, May 9 -sir John Cust resigns the speakership, and is succeeded by sir Fletcher Norton, Jan. 17, 1770-join the Lords in an address to the king, deprecating the remonstrances which had been made to him in the case of Wilkes, March 23negative Burke's resolutions, condemning the course pursued towards the American colonies, May 8-attempt to prevent the publication of their debates in the newspapers, Feb. 8, 1771-commit the London magistrates to the Tower, 26they are liberated, May 8-and the publication of the debates in parliament has from this time been uninterrupted.

12 GEORGE III.-The House reject a petition for relief from subscribing the Thirty-Nine Articles, Feb. 6, 1772-pass a bill for the relief of Dissenters, which the Lords reject, May-negative a motion to shorten the duration of parliaments, Jan. 26, 1773 refuse to modify the Thirty-Nine Articles, Feb. 23 hear charges against lord Clive, May 7summon the rev. John Horne to their bar for his letter to the Speaker, Feb. 11, 1774-vote thanks to John Howard for his benevolent exertions, March 4negative a motion on the tea duty, supported by Burke's celebrated oration, April 19-pass a bill to amend the Copyright Act, which the Lords reject, June 2.

15 GEORGE III-A new House opened -Wilkes allowed to take his seat, Nov. 29-refer to a commercial committee the London merchants' petition against the American war, Jan. 23, 1775 - reject Burke's conciliatory resolutions, March 22; again, Nov. 16-negative Wilkes's motion for reform, March 20, 1776-pay the arrears of the civil list, April 9, 1777 -the Speaker, sir Fletcher Norton, addresses the king on the grant, May 7Bills brought in by Sir Geo. Saville, and passed, to mitigate the laws against Roman Catholics, receive the royal assent, May 28-adopt Mr. Dunning's Resolutions on the "Influence of the Crown," April 6, 1780-reject the petition of the Protestant Association, June 2.

21 GEORGE III-A new House, Oct. 31 ministerial influence deprives sir Fletcher Norton of the Speakership, and gives it to Mr. Cornwall-reject Burke's

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proposed reforms, Feb. 27, 1781-and a motion of Chas. J. Fox, supported by Wm. Pitt, for terminating the war, June 12-falling-off of the ministerial majority, Dec. 12; again, Feb. 22, 1782 causes Lord North's resignation, March 19-under the Rockingham administration, Acts passed to exclude contractors from the House, disqualify government officers for voting at elections, and reform the civil list-the Middlesex election resolutions erased from the Journals, May 6-Pitt's motion for reform, supported by Fox, negatived by a majority of twenty, 7.

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23 GEORGE III.-An amendment to the address adopted, Feb. 17, 1783causes the resignation of lord Shelburne, 21-and the accession of the coalition ministry to office, April 2-Pitt's motion for reform again rejected, May 7-the House pass Fox's India Bills, Dec. 9oppose the new Pitt ministry, and reject its India Bill, Jan. 1784-vote an address to the king for its dismissal, Feb. 20-and a representation to the throne for the same purpose, March 8dissolved, 25-new House meet, May 18-re-appoint Mr. Cornwall Speaker, and support the Pitt ministry by large majorities; pass its India Bills, Julyreject his motion for reform by a majority of 74, April 18, 1785. 26 GEORGE Reject by the Speaker's casting vote the ministerial plan for fortresses, Feb. 27, 1786-adopt the Sinking Fund proposed by Pitt, March 29-decide not to proceed on the Rohilla charge against Warren Hastings, June 1; adopt the Benares charge, 3; that for his treatment of the Begums of Oude, moved by Sheridan, Feb. 7, 1787the House discuss and approve the Treaty of Commerce with France, 12reject Beaufoy's motion for the relief of dissenters, March 28-impeach Warren Hastings, May 10-pay the debts of the prince of Wales, 21-resolve to take the African slave-trade into consideration during the next session, May 9, 1788-after warm debates on the regency, carry Pitt's resolutions, Dec. 16-on Mr. Cornwall's death elect Mr. Wm. Grenville to the chair, Jan. 5, 1789-negative Beaufoy's second motion, May 8- Mr. Grenville appointed Secretary of state, and Mr. Addington, Speaker, June 8.

Debates on the 30 GEORGE III. French Revolution, Feb. 9, 1790-pass a Bill to relieve more Catholic disabili

ties, Feb. 21, 1791-vote the gradual abolition of the slave-trade, April 26, 1792-pass Fox's Libel Bill, 30--refuse inquiry into the conduct of the Birmingham magistrates, May 21-debate on the king's warlike message, Jan. 28, 1793negative the pacific propositions of Fox, Feb. 18; and Mr. Grey's motion for Reform, May 6-negative a motion for the mitigation of sentences on political offenders, Feb. 4, 1794-vote subsidies to Prussia, Holland, and other states, April 28-negative a pacific amendment to the address moved by Wilberforce, and supported by Bankes, Dec. 30-disregard the London petition against interference with the internal government of France, Jan. 26, 1795-make a liberal settlement on the prince and princess of Wales, April.

37 GEORGE III.-A new House, Oct. 6, 1796-decline to censure unconstitutional advances of money to Austria, not sanctioned by parliament, Dec. 7-after having investigated the affairs of the Bank of England, report in favour of a Restriction Act, March 2, 1797-secession of Fox and his friends from the House, Nov, 2-treble the assessed taxes, Jan. 4, 1798-negative Wilberforce's motion on the slave-trade, March 3-introduce the income tax, Dec. 4-approve, by a large majority, the rejection of the French overtures, Jan. 22, 1890.

41 GEORGE III.-The first United British and Irish House meet, Jan. 22, 1801 -Mr. Addington, prime minister, is succeeded as Speaker by Sir John Mitford, March 17- Horne Tooke allowed to sit for Old Sarum, but by a new Act persons in holy orders are for the future excluded from the House, May 17-Charles Abbott, Speaker, Feb. 10, 1802- the House pay the debts of the Civil List, March 29-resist the claim of the prince of Wales on the arrears of the duchy of Cornwall, 31-repeal the income tax, April 5-approve the treaty of Amiens by a very large majority, May 13-throw out the Bill for the abolition of bullbaiting, 24-negative Canning's motion to stop the importation of slaves into Trinidad, 27-vote £10,000 to Dr. Jenner, and £1200 to Greathead, June 3.

43 GEORGE III.-A new House, Nov. 16-pay the debts of the prince of Wales, Feb. 16, 1803-approve the renewal of war against France, May 23-impose the property-tax, June 13-displace the Addington ministry, May 7, 1804-pass Wilberforce's Slave-trade Bill, June 28, which the Lords reject - commit the

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sheriffs of London to Newgate for partiality in the Middlesex election, March 11, 1805-reject the Catholic petition presented by Fox, May 13-impeach lord Melville, June 25-vote a public funeral to Pitt, Jan. 27, 1806-pay his debts, Feb. 3-assent to Fox's motion for the abolition of slavery, June 10-a new House, Dec. 15-postpone lord Howick's Bill for granting commissions in the navy and army to Catholics, March 18, 1807.

49 GEORGE III.-A new House, June 26-supports the Portland administration by a majority of 350 to 155-refuse to inquire into the attack on Copenhagen, Feb. 3, 1808-approve marquis Wellesley's Indian administration,, March 9receive Mary Ann Clarke's evidence on the charges of colonel Wardle against the duke of York, Jan. 27, 1809-dismiss charges brought against lord Castlereagh and Mr. Perceval, of having trafficked in parliamentary seats, April 25-inquire into the Walcheren expedition, Jan. 26, 1810-exclude strangers, Feb. 21-commit John Gale Jones to Newgate; censure lord Chatham for misconducting the expedition, March 2 -negative lord Porchester's resolutions, 21-commit sir F. Burdett to the Tower, April 6-negative Mr. Brand's motion for reform, May 21-pass resolutions for the Regency Act, Dec. 20.

51 GEORGE III. REGENCY 1.-Vote gold and paper money to be of equal value, in opposition to Mr. Horner's motion for resuming cash payments, May 13, 1811-the Speaker's power of committal declared by the judges to be legal, 17— a proposed duty on raw cotton resisted and withdrawn, 20-resolve to take the laws against Catholics into consideration during the next session, June 22, 1812a new House opened by the prince regent, Nov. 30-approve his assertion of maritime rights, Feb. 18, 1813-resolve to inquire into the claims of the Catholics, 22-apply part of the sinking fund to the service of the year, March 3-throw out the Bill for the relief of Catholics, May 24-expel lord Cochrane for alleged participation in a fraud on the Stock-Exchange, June 21, 1814adopt Mr. Robinson's Corn-law, Feb. 17, 1815-refuse a grant to the duke of Cumberland on his marriage, July-negative Brougham's motion for a copy of the Holy Alliance treaty, Feb. 9, 1816 -repeal the property-tax and additional malt-duty, March 19-reject sir John Newport's motion on the state of Ireland, Apr. 23 make a settlement on the

princess Charlotte of Wales and prince Leopold, May 2.

57 GEORGE III. REGENCY 7.-Receive numerous petitions for economy and reform, Feb. 6, 1817-negative Grattan's motion on the Catholic question, May 9; and sir F. Burdett's, for Reform,20-elect Mr. C. Manners Sutton Speaker, 30-refuse inquiry into the alleged employment of spies by the government, June 16 -make provision for other royal marriages, but again refuse a grant to the duke of Cumberland, Apr. 13, 1818-defeat sir R. Heron's motion for the repeal of the Septennial Act, May 19; and sir F. Burdett's, for annual parliaments and universal suffrage, June 1-a new House, Jan. 14, 1819-receive many petitions against the severity of the criminal laws; appoint a committee to inquire into them, Mar. 2-defeat the Catholic question again, May-vote £10,000 a-year to the duke of York, for taking care of his father's person-refuse inquiry into the Manchester massacre, Nov.-receive petitions from all parts of the country, complaining of distresscommit Mr. J. C. Hobhouse to Newgate, for his pamphlet, Dec. 15.

GEORGE IV.-A new House, April 27, 1820-refuse inquiry into the droits of the Admiralty, May 5-receive a message from the queen, June 7-refuse to inquire into the expenses of the Milan commission, July 6-settle an annuity of £50,000 on her, Jan. 31, 1821-negative Hume's motion for a reduction of the army, March 1-pass Plunkett's Bills in favour of the Catholics, 10, which are thrown out by the Lords-reject Hume's resolutions for retrenchment, June 27reduce the interest on the Navy Five per Cents., Feb. 25, 1822-discontinue the two junior lords of the Admiralty, Mar. 1-negative lord John Russell's motion for Reform, 29-pass Canning's Bill to admit Catholics to sit in the House of Lords; rejected by them - appoint a committee on agricultural distress adopt lord Normanby's resolution for only one postmaster-general instead of two, May 2; and Mr. Vansittart's plan for reducing the "Dead weight" of pensions, 24-resolve to maintain the standard of the currency, June 11-summon to its bar two parties concerned in scurrilous publications for political purposes, 22-relieve the distress of Ireland by a vote of £300,000.

4 GEORGE IV.-Condemn the policy of government towards Spain, May 1, 1823-resolve to prepare the slaves in the colonies for emancipation, 16-re

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duce the interest on the Four per Cent. Stock, Feb. 23, 1824-approve Mr. Huskisson's measures for improving the silk manufacture, March 8; and Canning's, for training the slaves in Trinidad, 16refuse to inquire into the treatment of missionary Smith, in Demerara, June 1 -agree to the resolutions moved by sir F. Burdett, in favour of the Catholics, Mar. 1, 1825-vote £2000 to M'Adam, May 13-augment the salaries of the judges, and abolish fees and the sale of offices, 31-decide to support Mr. Huskisson's free trade policy, Feb. 24, 1826 -negative lord John Russell's motion against bribery at elections, March 2.

7 GEORGE IV.-A new House, Nov. 14 -institute inquiry into the proceedings of the Arigna Company, Dec. 5-reform the criminal code, 27-31-adopt Canning's resolutions on the Corn-laws, March 1, 1827-appoint two law committees, Feb. 7, 1828; a finance committee, 15-agree to lord John Russell's motion for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 26; to sir F. Burdett's, for a committee on the Catholic claims, May 8regulate the corn-duties by a sliding scale-election of D. O'Connell for Clare, July 5-third reading of the Relief Bill' Mar. 30, 1829-further reduction in the duties on raw silk the marquis of Blandford's motion for Parliamentary Reform negatived, June 3-the House originate the metropolitan police, reduce the public expenditure, and remit the duties on fur and leather, Feb. 15, 1830 -extend the franchise of East Retford to the hundred-refuse to inquire into the salaries and emoluments of privy councillors, May 14.

WILLIAM IV.-A new House; opened, Nov. 2; said by the duke of Wellington to need no reform-terminate his ministry by their vote on the Civil List question, 15-agree to lord Althorp's proposed retrenchments and reduction of taxation, Feb. 11, 1831-after a debate of seven nights, read the Reform Bill the first time, Mar. 8; carry the second reading by a majority of one, 22; defeat it in committee by adopting gen. Gascoyne's motion, April 18-a new House, June 14-pass the Reform Bill by large majorities, and take it to the Lords, Sept. 19, by whom it is rejected; pass it again, March 23, 1832; after a fierce struggle it overcomes the opposition of the Lords, and receives the royal assent, June 7.

3 WILLIAM IV. The new reformed House meet, and continue Mr. C. M. Sutton in his office of Speaker, Jan. 29, |

1833-admit Joseph Pease, a Quaker, on his affirmation, Feb. 14-adopt morning sittings for private business, 20-negative Cobbett's motion on the currency, and expunge the proceedings from their minutes, May 10 reform the Irish church; abolish colonial slavery, and grant a compensation of £20,000,000: open the trade with China; pass Robt. Grant's bill for removing the civil disabilities of the Jews, which the Lords reject, Aug. 1-negative Hume's motion on the Corn-laws, Mar. 1, 1834; and one for the abolition of military flogging, 14-amend the Poor Laws, April 17adopt, but afterwards abandon, lord Althorp's plan for abolishing church-rates -annul the exclusive right of serjeantsat-law to plead in the Court of Common Pleas, 25-negative, by an overwhelming majority, O'Connell's motion for the Repeal of the Union, 27-reduce the interest on Four per Cent. Stock, May 3— reject Mr. Tennyson's motion for shorter parliaments, 15-appoint a committee to inquire into the Irish church, 27-reduce more taxes, July 25.

5 WILLIAM IV.-A new House, called on the appointment of Sir R. Peel's ministry; displace Mr. C. M. Sutton and make Mr. Abercrombie Speaker, Feb. 9, 1835-by their votes restore the Melbourne ministry, April 8-introduce Municipal Reform, June 5-appoint a committee to inquire respecting Orange lodges in the army, Aug. 11-pass the Irish Tithe Bill, with the appropriation clause, which the Lords reject, Sept.appoint a committee on agricultural distress, Feb. 8, 1836-introduce the General Registration and new Marriage Laws, 12; the Irish Constabulary Bill, 18-reduce the newspaper-stamp duty, Mar. 15-pass the Irish Municipal Bill, 28-apply a surplus of revenue to reduce taxes, May 6-abandon the Irish Municipal Bill, because mutilated by the Lords, June 3; the same with the Irish Tithe Bill, Aug. 2; and the Charitable Trusts Bill, 10 introduce the Irish Municipal Bill again, Feb. 7, 1837; the Irish Poor Law, 14; and the Churchrates Bill, Mar. 3-reject Mr. Grote's motion for the Ballot, 7-abandon the Church-rates Bill in consequence of the opposition of the bishops, 9-pass resolutions on the disturbed state of Canada, April 24-bring the Irish Tithe Bill forward the fifth time, May 1, which is again defeated by the Lords; as also the Municipal Bill.

VICTORIA. A new House opened, Nov. 20-inquire into the pension list, Dec. 8