A key to both houses of parliament

TO THE CRITICAL READER.

THE present work, the composition of which has occupied the Author's undivided attention for upwards of two years, has been repeatedly announced in the Journals as "THE PARLIAMENTARY POCKET-BOOK." This This very fair alliterative title, which was sufficiently catching, to suit the wishes of any modern bibliopole, would not now have been dispensed with, but from the awkward circumstance that, during its progress, the said book hath so increased in bulk as to require a pocket of no ordinary dimensions to contain it. Whilst confessing his own inexperience and miscalculation, however, the writer begs pardon of their High Mightinesses, the Reviewers, for having thus deprived them of a capital opportunity of exercising their wit upon him by the rather obvious, but pertinent, joke of his "Pocket-Book being as big as a Bible:"-at the same time he invites the polite attentions of these " good-natured friends" rather to the interior than the exterior of the volume; trusting that they will act towards him as he has done in regard to others, viz. :

To speak of him as he is :-nothing extenuate;
Nor set down aught in malice."

London,

Feb. 15th, 1832.

BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD.

C.B.....Companion of the most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. K.G.C.B. Knight Grand Cross of the Bath.

K.C.B... Knight Commander of the Bath.

K.G...

.Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter.
K.P.....Knight of the most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick.
K.T... .Knight of the most Ancient Order of the Thistle.

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FOREIGN ORDERS.

K.A......Knight of St. Andrew in Russia.
K.A.N.... Knight of Alex. Newski in Russia.
K.B.A....Knight of St. Bento d'Avis in Portugal.
K.B.E.... Knight of the Black Eagle in Russia.
K.C...... Knight of the Crescent in Turkey.
K.C.S....Knight of Charles III. in Spain.

K.F...... Knight of Ferdinand in Spain.

K.F.M... Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit in Sicily.
K.G.F....Knight of the Golden Fleece in Spain.
K.G.H...Knight of Guelph of Hanover.
K.G.V....Knight of Gustavus Vasa, in Sweden.
K.J... .... ... .... Knight of St. Joachim.
K.L...... Knight of Leopold of Austria.

K.M. Knight of Malta.

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K.M.H... Knight of Merit in Holstein.

K.M.J.... Knight of Maximilian Jos. in Bavaria. K.M.T... Knight of St. Maria Theresa in Austria. K.N.S.... Knight of the Royal North Star in Sweden. K.R.E....Knight of the Red Eagle in Prussia.

K.S.A. .Knight of St. Anne in Russia.

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K.S.E. Knight of St. Esprit in France.

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K.S.G....Knight of St. George in Russia.
K.S.L....Knight of the Sun and Lion in Persia.
K.S.P. Knight of St. Stanislaus in Poland.
K.S.S.... Knight of the Sword in Sweden.
K.S.W...Knight of St. Wlademir in Russia.

K.W..

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Knight of William in the Netherlands.

K.W.E...Knight of the White Eagle in Poland.
K.T.S.... Knight of the Tower and Sword in Portugal.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY SKETCH of the History and Con-