HL Deb 04 October 1831 vol 7 c1119

Petitions presented. In favour of the Reform Bill; from certain Magistrates, Clergy, and Freeholders of Berkshire, by the Earl of ABINGDON. By the Earl of ROMNEY, from Maidstone. By Lord HOOD, from Coventry. By Earl GOWER, from Wolverhampton, signed by 5,720; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Longdon and Laneend, in the Staffordshire Potteries; Stoke-upon-Trent, and Penkhall; Royal Burgh of Dingwall; Royal Burgh of Wick. By Lord YARBOROUGH, from five places in Lincoln. By Lord KING, forty-three, from several parts of the country, twenty-six of them from Political Unions, all breathing one sentiment, that if their Lordships should unfortunately reject the Bill, the Public Peace would be endangered. By Lord SUFFIELD, from the Town of Salford, signed by 5,641 Individuals, many of whom had not been friendly to Reform till within the last few months, and even weeks. By Lord HOLLAND, from one James Wright, who stated, that he possessed the right of Voting for ten places under the existing system, and that he was willing to sacrifice that privilege to facilitate the passing of this Bill; and several others from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire; from Blandford, Dorsetshire; from a place in Leicestershire, signed by 7,000 persons; from Castle Carey, Somersetshire; from Witney, Honiton, and Halifax. By Lord SEGRAVE, from Stroud, signed by 225 persons; from Stonehouse; from the Mayor and Inhabitants of the Borough of Berkley, signed by 454 individuals; from the Inhabitants of the Borough of Tewksbury, signed by 770 persons; from the County of Gloucester, signed by 1,728 persons; from the Mayor and Corporation of the City of Gloucester; and from several other places in Gloucestershire. By the Bishop of CHICHESTER, from the town, of St. Ives. By the Duke of RICHMOND, from Battle; Ashford; Chichester; a place in Norfolk, signed by 1,390 persons; Daventry; Higham Ferrers; and from several other places. By the Earl of GLENGALL, from Thurles, Tipperary. By Earl GREY, from various places and Corporate bodies in Great Britain and Ireland, including the Borough of Monmouth; Bury, Lancashire; Launceston, Cornwall; Rochdale, Essex; the Parishes of St. Giles and St. George, Westminster; the Provost and Burgesses of Pollockshaws; the Incorporation of Hammermen, Edinburgh; and the Commissioners of Police, Glasgow. By the LORD CHANCELLOR, thirty-eight, and among these Petitions, one from Birmingham, agreed to at a Meeting of not fewer than 150,000 persons;