HC Deb 22 June 1846 vol 87 cc808-9

PUBLIC BILLS. 1°. Charitable Trusts; Baths and Washhouses; Western Australia; Ordnance Survey.

. and passed. County Works Presentments (Ireland) Amendment.

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By several hon. Members, from various places, praying the House to pass a Bill for Compensating Proprietors of Land for Sites for Free Churches (Scotland), and for securing Accommodation to the Congregations.—By several hon. Members, from a number of places, for the Better Observance of, and for the Prevention of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on the Sabbath.—By Mr. Stanley, from Clergy of Twrcelyn, in the County of Anglesea, against the Union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, but providing for the Immediate Appointment of a Bishop to the Newly Erected See of Manchester.—By Sir William Clay, from Manufacturers of Tobacco and Snuff in the Port of London, for Reduction of Duty on Tobacco. — From Inhabitants of the Parish of All Saints, Wandsworth, in the County of Surrey, for Revision and Alteration of the Laws relating to Jurors.—By Mr. Richard Hodgson, from Passengers travelling between Birmingham and Bristol by Railway on the 10th, 11th, and 12th Days of June, and from Persons engaged in the Trade of Public Carriers, for carrying out the Recommendation of Her Majesty's Commissioners, who have lately reported on the Gauge Question, and establish, at the earliest possible Period, a National Uniformity of Gauge. — By Viscount Emlyn, from Commissioners of Supply of the County of Nairn, for the Adoption of Registration of Births, &c. in Scotland.—By several hon. Members, from various places, against the Abolition of existing Religious Tests in the Universities of Scotland.

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