...avowed traffic in East India appointments, as well as in subordinate places under government; wherefore a select committee was appointed by the House of Commons, to " inquire into the existence of any .corrupt practices, * in regard to i hu appointment and nomination of writers or cadets...

...formerly derived support and even wealth from our manufactures. Such was the state of the country, that a select committee was appointed by the house of commons to inquire into the state, of commercial credit, and to report the same as it should appear to them, together with their...

...avowed traffic in East India appointments, as well as in subordinate places under government ; wherefore a select committee was appointed by the house of commons, to " inquire into the existence of any corrupt practices, in regard to the appointment and nomination of writers or cadets...

...and its punishment t but eoen this expedient had been found unavailing. In the years 1817 and 1818 a committee was appointed by the House of. Commons to inquire into the state of the bankrupt laws. During this inquiry the attention of the committee was of course directed...

...Parliament, recommended the propriety of encouraging the herring fishery, in consequence of which, a committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the state of the fisheries. A Company was incorporated for 21 years under the name of the Society of the...

...two engines of tyranny, oppression, and extortion, now came under the cognizance of parliament ; a committee was appointed by the House of Commons, to inquire into the abuses committed by them, the immediate consequence of which was, the release of those who had been...

...neighbourhood of London, however, we should fear that, for some years past, crime has been on the increase. A select committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the cause of the increase of the number of commitments and convictions in London and Middlesex, and into...

...but thanks to the Mendicity Society, their depredations and excesses are nearly at an end. In 1817, a Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the State of the Police of the Metropolis; from whose minutes we extract the following astonishing facts:—...

...This tax was considered so unjust, that in 1822, when the shipping interest was greatly depressed, a Select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire respect- | ing the charges on shipping, and among other { matters repotted (3d Report on Foreign Trade)...

...continue. In I82I , during the reign, the " mild and beneficent reign of George IV." (laughter), a committee was appointed by the House of Commons, to inquire into the causes of the agricultural distress ; that means, the causes why the landholders do not get their rents...