HC Deb 25 April 1838 vol 42 c551

Petitions presented. By Sir G. STAUNTON, from Wesleyans of Portsea, by Mr. JAMES, from certain parishes in Cumberland, by Mr. ELLIOT, from places in Roxburghshire, and by Mr. WYNN, from Denbigh, for the immediate termination of Negro Slavery.—By Lord ALFORD, from a parish in Hertfordshire, for a reduction of the rates of postage.—By Mr. HUME, from Kilkenny, against the Irish Salmon Fishery Bill; and from Mr. GLENNY, against the monopoly of the Queen's printer in Scotland.—By Mr. HASTIE, from the letter-press printers of Paisley, by Mr. DENNISTOUN, from nine different places in Scotland, by Mr. F. KELLY, from the compositors of Ipswich, by Mr. STRUTT, from the compositors of Derby, by Mr. CHALMERS, from the booksellers of Dundee, by Mr. WAKLEY, from the members and council of the British Medical Association, and from the members of several printing establishments in London, Bolton, Preston, Bristol, Halifax, &c., by Mr. HUME, from twelve places, of which he only enumerated York and Bristol, by Mr. GROTE, from several printing-houses in London, by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, from the booksellers and publishers and from the letter-press printers of Edinburgh and Cambridge, by Sir W. FOLLET, from Dublin, from the booksellers and publishers of Exeter, and from booksellers and publishers of London and Westminster, and by Mr. JERVIS, from master printers of London and from Chester, against the Copyright Bill.—By Mr. GROTE, from James and William Bentley, of the city of Toronto, in Upper Canada, complaining of divers grievances.—By Sir E. HAYES, from a place in Ireland, against the Irish Poor-law Bill.—By Lord DALMENY, from Stirling, against any further endowment to the Church of Scotland.