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Excerpt from The Life of William Wilberforce, Vol. 4 of 5

Mr. Lockhart is M. P. For Oxford, and his bill is much the same as that which I brought in two years ago, to render all donations public, in the hope of pre venting thereby their being alienated or abused. You have no reason for apprehension in that quarter.

With regard to the Charitable Donation Bill, he tells Mr. Roberts shortly afterwards, I should have a long story to tell, if I were to put you in possession of the past and present proceedings. I brought in the Bill two successive years, but was foiled by the lawyers. Mr. Lockhart tried it last year, but with no better success. This year he has put the draught into the hands of Sir Samuel Romilly, desiring him to modify and correct it. I will give your suggestions to Mr.

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