...of May, 1816, Mr. (now Lord) Brougham, a member of Winchelsea moved for the appointment of a select committee of the House of Commons "to inquire into the state of education of the lower orders of the metropolis," and to consider what may be fit to be done with respect...

...of May, 1816. Mr. (now Lord) Brougham, a member of Winchelsea moved for the appointment of a select committee of the House of Commons "to inquire into the state of education of the lower orders of the metropolis," and to consider what muy be fit to be done with respect...

...such receptacles by the generous and disinterested owners. . . . Among the witnesses examined by the Committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the state of the police of the metropolis in 1816, was the famous Bow Street officer, John Townsend Townsend had...

...had some case must be inferred from the fact, that " Lord Granville gave his consent to the moving for a Committee of the House of Commons, to inquire into the whole question." The wisdom or the reverse embodied in these minutes, is not now worth discussing;...

...General) Oglethorpe, illustrious as the founder of the State of Georgia, procured the appointment of a committee of the House of Commons " to inquire into the state of jails in this kingdom." Parliament took up the investigation warmly; corruptions, peculations, and...

...of gold or silver in fineness, weight, or denomination." On the 25th of June Mr. Abercrombie moved for a committee of the house of commons, to inquire into the conduct of the law officers of the crown in Scotland, with respect to the public press. It was stated...

...consequence of this state of feeling, the government were obliged, in April, 1865, to appoint a select committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the state of the law with regard to contracts of service between master and servant, and as to the expediency of...

...unanimously, — That the motion of the Honourable William Pitt, on the 7th instant, for the appointment of a committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the state of the representation of the people of Great Britain in Parliament, and to report the same to the House...

...cotton could be grown. And therefore, in 1848, Mr. Bright, who was then Member for Manchester, moved for a Committee of the House of Commons " to inquire into the growth of " cotton in India." He (the speaker) was a member of that Committee, and he was afraid the...

...joint-stock companies, ™olkm'~ appeared to require some effective remedy. On Feb- comi*uile'ruary 1 6, a committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the state of the law respecting joint-stock companies other than banking, with a view to the greater security of...