Lords Sitting of 16 March 1831

Preamble
MINUTES.] Bill. The Irish Population, read a third time.
Petitions presented. By the Earl of MANSFIELD, from Landholders of the County of Clackmannan, in Scotland, and from the Distillers of Scotland, for a Repeal of the Malt Tax. In favour of Reform, by Lord DACRE, from Chesham:—By Earl GREY, from a District of the County of Carlow:—By the Earl of RADNOR, from Mirfield and Marlborough. By the same noble Earl, from Aylesbury, and two other places, for a Repeal of the Malt Duties; and from Charing, in Kent, against the infliction of the Punishment of Death for crimes against Property. By the Marquis CAMDEN, from Roscommon, in Ireland, praying for the Extension of the Elective Franchise to Roman Catholics in the same manner as to Protestants. By Earl GREY, from Mayo, for a Revision of the Grand Jury Laws. By the Earl of ROSRBERY, from Steam-Boat Owners of Edinburgh and Stirling, against the proposed Tax on Steam-Boats.