1835.
| Jan. 5. | Returned unopposed for Newark. |
| Jan. 27. | Under-secretary for war and the colonies. |
| Mar. 4. | Moves for, and serves on, a committee on military expenditure in the colonies. |
| Mar. 19. | Brings in Colonial Passengers' bill for improving condition of emigrants. |
| Mar. 31. | In defence of Irish church. |
| June 11. | Entertained at Newark. |
| June 22. | Criticises Municipal Corporation bill. |
| July 20. | Criticises Municipal Corporation bill. |
| Aug. 21. | Defends House of Lords. |
| Sept. 23. | Death of his mother. |
1836.
| Feb. 8. | A member of Aborigines committee. |
| Mar. 22. | On negro apprenticeship in Jamaica. |
| Mar. 28. | A member of negro apprenticeship committee. |
| June 1. | On Tithes and Church (Ireland) bill. |
| June 8. | A member of select committee on disposal of land in the colonies. |
| Oct. 18. | Speaks at dinner of Liverpool Tradesmen's Conservative Association. |
| Oct. 21. | Speaks at dinner of Liverpool Operatives' Conservative Association. |
1837.
| Jan. 13. | Speaks at Peel banquet at Glasgow. |
| Jan. 17. | Speaks at Newark. |
| Feb. 10. | Moves for return showing religious instruction in the colonies. |
| Mar. 7. | A member of committee on Irish education. |
| Mar. 8. | On affairs of Lower Canada. |
| Mar. 15. | In support of church rates. |
| Apr. 28. | A member of colonial accounts committee. |
| Apr. 21. | At Newark on Poor Law. |
| Apr. 24. | Returned unopposed for Newark. |
| Apr. 27. | Defeated for Manchester,—Thomson, 4127; Philips, 3759; Gladstone, 2324. |
| Aug. 9. | Speaks at dinner at Manchester. |
| Dec. 12. | Member of committee on education of poor children. |
| Dec. 22. | On Canadian discontent. |
1838.
| Jan. 23. | On Canadian affairs. |
| Mar. 7. | Criticises action of government in Canada. |
| Mar. 30. | In defence of West Indian sugar planters. |
| June 20. | On private bill to facilitate colonisation of New Zealand. |
| July 10. | Moves for a commission on grievances of Cape colonists. |
| July 11, 23. | Opposes the appointment of dissenting chaplains in prisons. |
| July 27. | A member of committee on Scotch education. |
| July 30. | Opposes grant to Maynooth College. |
| Aug. | Visits the continent. Oct. in Sicily; Dec. in Rome. |
| Dec. | The Church in its Relations with the State, published. |