1839.
| Jan. 31. | Returns to England. |
| Apr. 13. | Withdraws from Lincoln's Inn. |
| May 6. | Opposes Suspension of the Jamaica constitution. |
| June 10. | Opposes bill for temporary government of Jamaica. |
| June 20. | Criticises the proposal for a board of education. |
| July 25. | Married to Miss Catherine Glynne at Hawarden. |
1840.
| Mar. 30 - Apr. 4. | Examiner at Eton for Newcastle scholarship. |
| Apr. 8. | Denounces traffic in opium and Chinese war. |
| Apr. 8. | A member of committee on opium question. |
| May 29. | In support of Government of Canada bill. |
| June 3. | Eldest son, William Henry, born. |
| June 15. | On Canadian Clergy Reserves bill. |
| June 25. | On sugar duties. |
| June 29. | Opposes Ecclesiastical Revenues bill. |
| July 9. | A member of select committee on colonisation of New Zealand. |
| July 20. | Opposes Ecclesiastical Revenues bill. |
| July 27. | Denounces traffic in opium. |
| Sep. 18. | Speaks at Liverpool on religious education. |
| Nov. | Church Principles considered in their Results, published. |
1841.
| Jan. 20. | On the corn laws at Walsall. |
| Mar. 31. | Proposes rejection of bill admitting Jews to corporate office. |
| Apr. | Revised edition of The Church in its Relations with the State, published. |
| May 10. | Opposes reduction of duty on foreign sugar. |
| July 29. | Re-elected for Newark,—Mr. Gladstone, 633; Lord John Manners, 630; Mr. Hobhouse, 394. |
| Sep. 3. | Appointed vice-president of the board of trade. |
| Sep. 14. | Returned unopposed for Newark. |
1842.
| Feb. 8. | Proposes colonial trade resolutions, and brings in bill for better regulation of railways. |
| Feb. 14. | Replies to Lord J. Russell's condemnation of government's proposals for amending corn law. |
| Feb. 25. | Opposes Mr. Christopher's sliding scale amendment. |
| Mar. 9. | On second reading of corn law importation bill. |
| Apr. 15. | On Colonial Customs Duties bill. |
| May 13. | On preferential duties for colonial goods. |
| May 23. | On importation of live cattle. |
| June 3. | On sugar duties. |
| June 14. | On export duty on coal. |
| Sep. 18. | Loses finger of left hand in gun accident. |
1843.