HC Deb 26 April 1847 vol 91 cc1363-4

PUBLIC BILLS.—1° Drainage of Lands (Scotland); Police Clauses; Passengers Act Amendment; Cemeteries Clause.

2° Landed Property Improvement {Ireland); Transference of Lands (Scotland); Heritable Securities for Debt (Scotland); Burgage Tenure (Scotland.)

Reported.—Registering Births, &c. (Scotland); Marriage (Scotland); Service of Heirs (Scotland.)

3° and passed:—Lunatic Asylums.

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. Barnard, from Greenwich, for Alteration of the Law respecting the Registration of Voters.—By Lord E. Hill, from Clergy of the Diocese of Dromore, for Improvement of Glebe Lands (Ireland.)—By Mr. Hume, from Derbyshire, for Discontinuance of the Regium Donum.—By Mr. Hutt, from Stella, in favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill.—From Bath, for Inquiry respecting the Rajah of Sattara.—By several hon. Members, from Bradford and other places, for Repeal of the Anatomy Act.—By Mr. O. Duncombe, from Romaldkirk (Yorkshire), for Alteration of the Commons Inclosure Act.—By several hon. Members, from a great many places, against the proposed Plan of Education.—By several hon. Members, from numerous places, in favour of the proposed Plan of Education.—By Viscount Palmerston, from Factory Workers of Tyldesley, for the Ten Hours Factories Bill.—By Mr. Divett, from Heavitree, against the Health of Towns Bill.—By Lord E. Bruce and other hon. Members, from several places, in favour of the Health of Towns Bill.—By Mr. Bateson, from Coleraine, and Mr. S. Crawford, from Donagh, for Alteration of the Law of Landlord and Tenant (Ireland.)—By Lord G. Bentinck, from Arthur Richardson Slack, of Springfort, near Balliconnell, for Alteration of the Law respecting Leasehold Property.—By Sir H. Douglas, from Liverpool, and Mr. Hudson, from Shipowners of the Tyne, against Repeal of the Navigation Laws.—By Sir De L. Evans, from James Donovan, Pensioner, for Inquiry.—By M. Colvile, from Guardians of the Poor of the Ashbourn Union, for an Efficient Poor Law (Ireland.)—By Mr. Christopher, from Poor Law Officers, for a Superannuation Fund.—By Colonel Rawdon, from Guardians of the Poor of the Castleblaney Union, in favour of the Poor Rates (Ireland) Bill.—By Mr. S. Crawford and Mr. M. J. O'Connell, from several places, against the Introduction of a certain Clause into the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill.—By Mr. Hume, from Ballinacurra and Midleton, in favour of the Ports, Harbours, &c. (1846) Bill.—By Lord G. Bentinck and Mr. M. J. O'Connell, from several places, in favour of the Railways (Ireland) Bill.—By several hon. Members, from a great many places, against the Registering of Births, &c. (Scotland) Bill, and the Marriage (Scotland) Bill.—By Mr. J. Fielden, from Manchester, and Captain Rushout, from Guardians of the Poor of the Winchcombe Union, for Alteration of the Law of Settlement.—By Mr. Wakley, from Mary Younge, of Fincham (Norfolk), complaining of the Rev. John Howman,—By Mr. R. Hodgson, from the Rev. John Howman, of Bexwell, refuting the Charges made against, him by Mary Younge.