HC Deb 07 March 1848 vol 97 cc310-1

PUBLIC BILLS.—1° Queen's Prison; Insolvent Debtors (India); Outgoing Tenants (Ireland).

Reported.—Passengers.

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. Wakley, from Finsbury, and Mr. Cowan, from Edinburgh, for the Adoption of Universal Suffrage.—By several Hon. Member, from various Places, for and against the Jews Disabilities Bill, for and against the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, and against the Roman Catholic Charitable Trusts Bill.—By Viscount Morpeth, from Mirfield, for the Better Observance of the Lord's Day.—By Sir John Trollope, from Lincoln, complaining of the Conduct of the Roman Catholic Clergy (Ireland).—By Mr. Hume, from Colombo (Island of Ceylon), respecting the Removal of Verandahs.—By Mr. Adderley, from Stafford, Captain Boldero, from Chippenham, and Mr. Christopher, from Gainsborough, for Repeal of the Duty on Attorneys' Certificate.—By Viscount Melgund, from Greenock, for Inquiry respecting the Excise Laws,—By Mr. Lushington, from Middlesex, for an Equalization of the Land Tax.—By Mr. Hume, from Dartmouth, for a Reduction of Tolls and Dues on Lighthouses.—By Mr. Reynolds, from Dublin, for an Abolition of Ministers' Money (Ireland).—By Mr. Baines, and other Hon. Members, from numerous Places, against a Continuance of the Property Tax.—By Mr. Clements, from Carrick-on-Shannon, respecting Taxation on the Shannon Navigation.—By Viscount Morpeth, from Sheffield, for a Repeal of the Window Duty.—By Mr. Ewart, from Dumfries, for a Repeal or Alteration of the Bank of England Charter Act, and Banking (Scotland) Act.—By Dr. Bowring, from Bolton, for placing Beer Retailers on the same Footing as Licensed Victuallers.—By Mr. P. Scrope, from Mayo, for Inclosure of the Commons and Waste Lands (Ireland).—By Mr. Buck, and other Hon. Members, from several Places, against the Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome Bill.—By Mr. Goring, from Chichester, and by Mr. T. Hildyard, from Nottingham, for an Alteration of the Law respecting Education.—By Viscount Morpeth, from several Places, for Sanitary Regulations.—By Sir W. Somerville, from Enniscorthy, for an Extension of the Land Improvement Act (Ireland).—By Mr. Sharman Crawford, from Carrickmacross, and by Mr. Reynolds, from Monaghan, for an Alteration of the Law of Landlord and Tenant (Ireland).—By Viscount Melgund, from Greenock, for an Alteration of the Law respecting the National Land Company.—By Viscount Morpeth, from York, and by Mr. Greenall, from Lancaster and Chester, for Retrenchment in the Naval and Military Expenditure.—By Mr. Glyn, from a number of Places, against Militia Enrolment.—By Mr. Baines, from Kingston-upon-Hull, against a Repeal of the Navigation Laws.—By Mr. Hume, from North Shields, respecting the Custom House at that Port.—By Viscount Melgund, from Greenock, against the Passengers' Bill.—By Dr. Bowring, from Chelsea Hospital, respecting Deductions from Half Pay Army Pensioners.—By Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, from several Places, for Alteration of the Poor Law (Ireland).—From Dunfermline, for an Alteration of the Law of Prisons (Scotland) By Mr. Shafto Adair, and other Hon. Members, from several Places, for Alteration of Public Health Bill.—By Viscount Morpeth, from Halifax, in favour of the Public Health Bill.—By Mr. Greenall, from Lancaster, for Abolitiion of the Punishment of Death.—By Mr. Wakley, from various Places, for Referring War Disputes to Arbitration.—