HC Deb 15 April 1847 vol 91 c814

NEW MEMBER SWORN.—For Somerset (Eastern Division), William Pinney, Esq.

PUBLIC BILLS.—1° Punishment of Vagrants &c. (Ireland); Transference of Lands (Scotland); Heritable Securities for Debt (Scotland); Burgage Tenure (Scotland).

3° and passed: Army Service; Troops during Elections; Prisons (Ireland); Exchequer Bills (£18,310,700).

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Sir P. Egerton, from Chester, for Alteration of Law relating to Marriages.—By Mr. A. Oswald, from Lorn, in Ayrshire, against the Marriage (Scotland) Bill.—By Mr. Marton, from Lancaster, for Repeal of the Maynooth College Act.—By Mr. Bankes and several other hon. Members, from a great number of places, against the Roman Catholic Relief Bill.—By the Earl of Arundel and Surrey and other hon. Members, from several places, in Favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill.—By Mr. Hindley, from three places, for Inquiry into Sunday Trading.—By Mr. Brotherton, from Leeds, against the Use of Grain in Breweries and Distilleries.—By Mr. Ward, from Sheffield, for Repeal of Duty on Copper Ore. — From Merchants, Shipowners, and Merchants of Gloucester, for Reduction of Lighthouse Dues.—By Mr. Bankes and other hon. Members, in Favour of the Rating of Tenements (No. 2) Bill.—By Mr. Ward, from Sheffield, for Reduction of Duty on Tea.—By Mr. Bouverie, from Merchants of the City of London, for Inquiry into the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill.—By a great many hon. Members, from an immense number of places, against the proposed Plan of Education.—By Mr. Busfeild and other hon. Members, from several places, in favour of the proposed Plan of Education.—By Mr. P. Howard, from Governor and Company of Chelsea Water Works, against the Health of Towns Bill.—By Mr. Bankes, from Carnarvon, for Inquiry respecting the Holyhead Harbour.—By Mr. V. Smith, from Northampton, for Alteration in the Municipal Corporations Act.