Transcriber's Note: For orderly formatting, uniformity and ease of reading, the following changes have been made in the Chronology: (1) Where March and April were spelled-out, they have been abbreviated to Mar. and Apr.; and Sept. has been changed to Sep. (2) Abbreviations for the months have been used instead of double quotes (") in all cases. (3) Where two dates were joined by 'and', 'and' has been replaced by ','. (4) Where required for orderly formatting, the same action recorded for days in different months has been recorded on the day and month specified.

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1832.

Dec. 13.Elected member for Newark,—Gladstone, 887; Handley, 798; Wilde, 726.

1833.

Jan. 25.Admitted a law student at Lincoln's Inn.
Mar. 6.Elected member of Carlton Club.
Apr. 30.Speaks on a Newark petition
May 17.Appointed on Colchester election committee.
May 21.Presents an Edinburgh petition against immediate abolition of slavery.
June 3.On Slavery Abolition bill.
July 4.On Liverpool election petition.
July 8.Opposes Church Reform (Ireland) bill.
July 25, 29.On negro apprenticeship system.
Aug. 5.Serves on select committee on stationary office.
Aug. 8.Moves for return on Irish education.

1834.

Mar. 12, 19.On bill disenfranchising Liverpool freemen.
June 4.Serves on select committee on education in England.
July 28.Opposes Universities Admission bill.
Dec. 26.Junior lord of the treasury in Sir R. Peel's ministry.