HC Deb 13 February 1840 vol 52 c176

Bills. Read a first time:—Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland).—Read a second time:—Colonial Passengers.

Petitions presented. By Mr. Grey, from Manchester, and Mr. V. Smith, from Northampton, for the Release of John Thorogood, and the Abolition of Church Rates.—By Colonel Butler, Mr. Pigot, and Mr. O'Connell, from a number of places, for Municipal Reform, and an Extension of the Franchise in Ireland.—By Mr. R. Palmer, and Lord Eastnor, from several places, for Church Extension.—By Mr. Villiers, from Manchester, and Perth, for the Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By Mr. T. Duncombe, from a number of Persons, for a Free Pardon to Frost, Williams, and Jones.—By Mr. Erie, from the City of Oxford, for the Liberation of the Sheriffs.—By Sir G. Sinclair, Messrs. Macauley, Colquhoun, Copeland, and Colonel Wood, from a number of places, against the Intrusion of Ministers into Parishes.