HL Deb 04 March 1847 vol 90 c821

PETITIONS PRESENTED. From the Parish of Saint Leonard's, Colchester, and other places; for Alteration of the Poor Laws Amendment Act, as far as regards the Law of Settlement and the present System of Poor Rates.—By Lord Eglintoun, from Shipowners and others of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, for the Adoption of Measures for the Abolition of the present System of Lighthouse Dues as injurious to Commerce.