HC Deb 16 February 1838 vol 40 c1228

Petitions presented. By Mr. THORNELY, from Liverpool, for the Ballot, and Household Suffrage.—By Mr. HEATHCOTE, from a place in Lincolnshire, in favour of the Rating of Tenements Bill.—By Mr. BAINES, from a place in Somersetshire, for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship; from the Medical Practitioners of Leeds, to prohibit persons not duly licensed acting in a Medical capacity.—By Mr. GREENE, from Lancaster, against the Borough Boundaries Bill.—By Mr. G. BERKELEY, from Colford, for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship. —By Mr. JOHNSTONE, from the Presbytery of Edinburgh, for the means of Religious Instruction.—By Mr. ELLICE, from Coventry, in favour of a National system of Education; for more expeditious communications by post; and against the Municipal Boundaries Bill.—By Lord W. BENTINCK, from the Chamber of Commerce, Glasgow, for a reduction of duties on Marine Insurances.—By Mr. WILBRAHAM, from Cheshire, for a total repeal of the Poor-law Amendment Act—By Sir R. INGLIS, for the continuance of a Bishop of Sodor and Man.—By Mr. LOWTHER, from Runcorn, and other places, for Out-door Relief.—By Mr. W. STANLEY, from Caernarvon, for protection to the Elective Franchise.—By Mr. DENNISTOUN, from Glasgow, for a repeal of the Corn-laws.—By Lord WORSLEY, from Lincolnshire, and from the Isle of Wight, praying for Vote by Ballot,—By Mr. GRATTAN, from a place in Ireland, for the abolition of Tithes.—By Mr. S. O'BRIEN, from places in Ireland, for Negro Emancipation; for the abolition of Tithe; for Municipal Reform; and Vote by Ballot.—By Mr. ERLE, from OXFORD, for the Ballot—By Mr. HUME, from the Mechanics' Institution, Uxbridge, for an Extension of the Suffrage; and from parishes in Kilkenny, for Municipal Reform,— By Sir R. PEEL, from the Ministers and Elders of the Presbytery of Glasgow, for an extension of Church Accommodation.