HL Deb 15 April 1847 vol 91 c810

Took the Oaths.—The Lord Gray.

Sat first.—The Marquess of Ailsa, after the Death of his Grandfather; The Lord Wodehouse, after the Death of his Grandfather.

PUBLIC BILLS.—1a Mutiny; Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses; Customs Duties; Fever (Ireland); Waste to Lands, &c. (Ireland).

Reported.—General Register House (Edinburgh).

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Lord Brougham and other noble Lords, from Dissenters of Whitby, and a great number of other places, against the proposed Plan of Government Education. — From Norwich and other places, for the Repeal of the present Law of Settlement, and for a National Rate for the Relief of the Foor.—From Glasgow and Stirlingshire, against the proposed Reduction of Duty on Colonial Spirits.—From Ipswich and other places, for the Repeal of the Poor Removal Act.—From Gainsborough, for the Enactment of some Law for the Conservancy of Tidal Harbours.—From the Gateshead and Worcester Unions, for a more efficient system of Relief for the Destitute Irish.—From Birmingham, in favour of the Government Flan of Education—From Leeds, against the Use of Malt and Grain in Brewing and Distilling.—From Aberdeen, against the Navigation Act.