HL Deb 08 May 1848 vol 98 c744

Took the Oaths.—The Earl of Derby; The Lord Fingall took the Oath prescribed by the Act of 10th George IV. to be taken by Peers professing the Roman Catholic Religion; The Lord Moore.

PUBLIC BILLS.—1a Insolvent Debtors (India); Poor Removal.

Reported.—Indemnity.

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Lord Campbell, from the Members of several Lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, for an Extension of the Privileges of the Benefit Societies Act to that Order.—By Lord Dacre, Lord Monteagle, the Bishop of St. David's, and the Earl of Stafford, from Ayr, and various other Places, in Favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill.—By the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Eglingtoun, from Exeter, and various other Places, for the Removal of the Jews' Disabilities.—From the Parish of Clarendon, and Kingston, Jamaica, complaining of the Measures recently adopted in regard to Colonial Produce, West Indies.—From Mohill, and various other Places, against the Present System of National Education, Ireland.—From the Members of various Presbyterian Congregations, for facilitating the Attainment of Sites for Churches (Scotland).—From the Members of the Bath Church of England Lay Association, for Increasing the Number of Bishops and Clergy.—From the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in Favour of Registering Births, &c. (Scotland).—From the Pershore Temperance Society, for the Enactment of Sanitary Measures.—By the Earl of Eglintoun, from the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, Glasgow, against any Alteration of the Navigation Laws.—From Warborough, Market Drayton, and Galashiels, against the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sundays.—From the Members of several Lodges of the Nottingham Order of Odd Fellows, for the Insertion of a Clause by which their Surplus Capital may be Invested in Savings Banks.—From the Vicar of Bowden, and Others, against the Diplomatic Relations, Court of Rome, Bill.