§ Bills. The Calico Duties Repeal, read a third time and passed. Post Roads (Ireland), read a second time. Vestries Act (Ireland) Amendment, the Suits in Common Law Courts, the Frauds on Creditors, and the Canada Lands Bill, read a first time.
§ Taunton Election Committee reported, that THOMAS BAIN-BRIDGE, Esq. was duly elected for that Borough.
§ Returns ordered. On the Motion of Mr. S. LUMLEY, the total amount of the Expenses incurred by the Lords of the Treasury, on account of the East Retford Disfranchisement Bill:—On the Motion of Mr. HODGES, the Overseers of the Poor of every Parish, Township, or other place, in England and Wales, at the time of finally settling their respective accounts for the year commencing on the 25th March, 1830, to prepare an account, shewing the total amount of Money levied for Poor-rates and County-rates, in the year ending on 25th March, 1831, upon such parish, township, or other place, maintaining its own poor, and also, the total amount of money expended in that year; distinguishing, in the said account, the amount of money paid for any other purpose than the relief of the poor; such overseers, as soon as may be, to transmit such account to the Clerk of the House of Commons, stating, in addition to such account, whether any Select Vestry has been formed, and now exists, and whether an assistant overseer is now in office, under and by virtue of the Act 59 Geo. 3rd, c. 12; and any other observations which may be thought necessary.
§ Petitions presented. For the Abolition of Slavery, by the ATTORNEY GENERAL, from Bristol and Thombury:—By Sir J. WROTTESLEY, from Wolverhampton:—By Mr. CALLAGHAN, from places in Cork. For the Commutation of Tithes, from the Occupiers of Land in Corbridge, by Mr. S. LUMLEY. Against being obliged to shut up their Houses at an early hour, from the Retail Brewers of Nottingham, by the ATTORNEY GENERAL:—By Mr. G. ROBINSON, from the same class of persons in the Metropolis. For the Reduction of the Stamp Duties on Newspapers, by the ATTORNEY GENERAL, from the Pressmen of Nottingham. For the Abolition of the Duty on Soap, by Mr. EWART, from the Soap Manufacturers of Liverpool. For facilitating the Building and Endowment of Churches, by Mr. HUGHES HUGHES, from the Clergy of Sheffield. For a Repeal of the Union (Ireland), by Mr. CALLAGHAN, from the Tailors of Cork; and from the Merchants of Cork, against any alteration of the Timber Duties. For Reform, by Mr. HODGES, from Woolwich. Against the Vestry Bill, by Mr. BYNG, from St. James's, and from Paddington; and against the New Police, from the parishes of St. George the Martyr, and St. Andrew's, Holborn.