HL Deb 08 May 1840 vol 53 c1312

Bill. Read a first time:—Insolvent Debtors (Ireland).

Petitions presented. By Lord Redesdale, from a place in Derbyshire, against the Grant to Maynooth College.—By Lord Prudhoe, from several places in Northumberland, for Medical Reform, and against the Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By Earl Stanhope, from a number of places, against the War with China.—By the Duke of Buccleugh, from several places, for Settling the Scotch Church Question.—By the Marquess of Londonderry, from Dublin, against the Irish Corporations Bill.—By the Earl of Galloway, from Woodstock, against the Repeal of the Corn-Laws.—By the Earl of Aberdeen, from the Isle of Skye, for the Promotion of Emigration.—By the Bishop of London, from Prince Edward's Island, for Church Extension in the Colonies.