HC Deb 28 April 1842 vol 62 c1178

BILLS. Public.—2o Exchequer Bills; Law of Merchants Act Amendment.

Reported.—Civil Bill Decrees (Ireland).

3o and passed:—Timber Ships; Soap Duties Drawback.

Private.—2o Wicklow Harbour; North American Colonial Association of Ireland.

Reported.—Yarmouth and Norwich Railway; Northern. Coal Mining Company; Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway; New Cross Roads; Warwick and Leamington Union Railway; Granton Pier; Kirkintulloch Roads; Dublin Police (No. 1).

3o and passed:—Buckland Inclosure; London and Blackwall Railway; Glasgow and Redburn Bridge Road; Great Torrington Market; Huish Champflower Inclosure; Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway.

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. Muntz, from Tanners etc of Birmingham, Youghall, Norwich, and Oldham, against the Reduction of the Duty on Foreign Leather. —By Major Vivian, from Bodmin, and Kidington, against the Importation of Foreign Cattle.—By Mr. Blewitt, from the Ropemakers of London, against the proposed Alterations in the Tariff affecting their Trade. —By Mr. Greene, Mr. S. Wortley, Mr. W. Miles, and Captain Pechell, from Attorneys and Solicitors in Lancaster, the West Riding of Yorkshire, Somersetshire Brighton, and other places, for the Repeal of the Duty on their Certificates.—By Mr. Shaw, from Down, Antrim, Fethard, Kinsale, Connor, Newtonards, and other places, for Aid in the Erection of Schools in connexion with the Church Education Society.—By Mr. Plumptre, from Tadcaster, Sandwich, St. Alban's, and other places against any further Grant to Maynooth College.—By Mr. Neeld, from Cricklade, Bath, and other places, for the Better Observance of the Sabbath.—By Colonel Acton, from Newtonards, Kinsale, and other places, against the present system of National Education (Ireland).—By Mr. Brotherton, from Salford, for the Alteration of the Poor-law.—By Sir R. H. Inglis, from Kingston, Gloucestershire, for the Repeal or Amendment of the Tithe Commutation Act.—By Mr. Christopher, from Port Phillip, for a Local Government independent of the Government of New South Wales, and for a Representative Legislature.—From Swymerton, Hutton, Henry, and other places, that Roman Catholics may be placed on the same footing as other Sects in point of Civil Rights.—From Bridgenorth, against the Property Tax.—From Parish Clerks, for Protection of their Rights and Privileges.— From Mr. Philips, for Repeal of the Corn-laws.—From St. Mary's, Whitechapel, for the Prevention of Burials in Populous Towns.—From J. Templar, for an Equal Imposition of Legacy and Probate Duties.—From London, against Reduction of Duty on Rope and Cordage.—'From Tiverton, in favour of Commercial Reforms.—From Beverley, for Exempting Mechanics Institutions from Rates and Taxes.—From Bradford, for the Establishment of Home Colonies.