HC Deb 07 April 1837 vol 37 c858

Petitions presented. By Mr. BOLLING, Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, Mr. FRESHFIELD, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, from Bridgwater and Bolton-le-Moors, for Inquiry into the mode of providing Medical Attendance for the Poor by the Board of Guardians; from the Board of Guardians of West-Ward Union, Westmoreland, for the Repeal of the Bastardy Clauses of the New Poor-law Act; from the Guardians of the Bridport Union, in Support; and from Heales, for the Repeal of Poor-law Act.—By Mr. P. HOWARD and other Hon. MEMBERS, from New-haven, Falmouth, and other places, complaining of the advantages enjoyed by the Proprietors of the Post-office Shipping Gazette over the Proprietors of similar Lists, who are burthened with Postage.—By Sir CHARLES BROOKE VERE, from Sternfield, that a Bill for the Better Observance of the Sabbath may go into Committee of the whole House.—By Mr. BROTHERTON, from Colne, for the Amendment of the Factories' Act.—By General O'NIEL, from Billy and other places, for the Commissioners of Education (Ireland), not to be allowed to refuse aid to School, because Scriptural Instruction be not according to the fundamental regulations.—By Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, from Middleton, for Repeal of Duty on Cotton; and from Essex, York, Cambridge, and Lancaster, for Revision of Laws relating to Innkeepers.—By G. F. YOUNG, from South Shields, for Repeal of Duty on Marine Insurances.—By Mr. WALLACE, from Glasgow, complaining of the Exportation of Foreign made Biscuit and Flour in Bond as Merchandise, but in reality as for the consumption of Ships' Crews.—By Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, General LYGON, and several other Hon. MEMBERS, from various places, against the Abolition of Church-rates.—By Mr. DIVETT and other Hon. MEMBERS, from various places, for the Abolition of Church-rates.

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