HL Deb 13 December 1847 vol 95 c963

Took the Oaths.—Several Lords.

PUBLIC BILLS—1a Crime and Outrage (Ireland).

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Lord Stanley, from the Presbytery of Brechin, Forfar, and Bishops Caundle, Dorset, against the Admission of Jews into Parliament—From Toxteth, near Liverpool, and Folkestone, for the Removal of Jewish Disabilities.—By the Duke of Richmond, from Provost and Town Council of Ayr, for Inquiry into the present System of making Roads and Bridges in Scotland.—From Tylehurst, and other places, for the Imposition of Heavy Penalties on all Roman Catholic Priests who shall Denounce Persons from the Altar.—From Clerks and other Officers connected with the Administration of the Poor Laws, that Boards of Guardians may be Empowered to Grant them Superannuation Allowances.—From Merchants of Edinburgh, against the Laws relating to the Currency introduced in the years 1844 and 1845, and especially the Act to Regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Scotland.—By the Bishop of Exeter, from the Mayor and others of Devonport, and Diocese of Exeter, complaining of the Spiritual Destitution of the Town, and for the Adoption of Measures to remedy the Evil.