HL Deb 14 May 1830 vol 24 c706

Positions presented. By the Duke of RICHMOND, from Chichester, against allowing Boys, under fourteen years of age, to be put Apprenticed to the Trade of Chimney-sweep; and from the Hop-growers of Mayfield, Sussex, against the Hop Duty. By Lord LYTTELTON, from a Society of Surgeons in London, praying the Legislature to pass a measure for facilitating the study of Anatomy. By the Earl of CARNARVON, from the Freeholders and House holders of Randwick, in Gloucestershire, complaining of Distress, and praying for Relief, By the. Duke of WELLINGTON, from the Magistrates of the County of Roscommon, against the introduction of the Poor-laws in Ireland. By the Earl of BRADFORD, from Walsall, Staffordshire, in favour of a Free Trade to India and China:—By the Duke of RUTLAND, with a similar prayer, from Leicester and its neighbourhood; from the Licensed Victuallers of Derby, against the proposed alteration of the Licensing System; from the Seamen of Scarborough, praying to be freed from Contributing to the Funds of Greenwich Hospital; and from the Ship-owners of Scarborough, complaining of Distress, and praying for Relief. By the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, from Belfast, praying that Foreign Grain in Bond might be permitted to be ground into Flour. Against the Punishment of Death for Forgery, by Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE, from the Mayor and Corporation of Falmouth:—By the Earl of CLARK, from the Directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland:—By the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, from the Directors of the Athlone Bank:—By Vise. LORTON, from the Bankers of Sligo:—And by the Earl of CARBERRY, from the Bankers of Cork. By Lord KING, from the Freeholders of Devonshire, in favour of an alteration of the Tithe Laws. By the Marquis of ANGLESEA, from the Inhabitants of St. Paul's, Dublin, against the Duty on Coals imported into Ireland, and against the additional Duty on British Corn Spirits; also a similar Petition to the last, from Athlone:—And by Lord CALTHORPE, from the Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Persuasion of Ipswich, against Sunday Labour.

Their Lordships again proceeded to examine Witnesses on the East Retford Disfranchisement Bill.