HL Deb 11 February 1848 vol 96 c454

Took the Oaths.—The Earl of Shrewsbury.

PUBLIC BILLS.—2a Audit of Railway Accounts.

PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Lord Portman, from Hartcliffe, Bedminster, Portbury, and Clyst Honiton, against Denunciations from the Altar.—By the Earl of Ellen-borough, from various Parishes in the United Kingdom, against the Admission of Jews into Parliament.—From Ayr, for Alteration in Prison Assessments (Scotland).—From several Parishes in Ireland for a Tenant Right.—From Roman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland, for the Removal of Disabilities; for Alteration of the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ireland) Act; and for the Repeal or Modification of the existing Statutes relating to Marriages between Roman Catholics and Protestants.—From Bath, Stafford, and the Smithwick Temperance Society, for the Enactment of Sanitary Measures.—From Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, of Stafford, that the Provisions of the Benefit Societies Act may be extended to them—By Lord Hatherton, from Edinburgh, for Repeal of the Game Laws—From Legislative Council and House of General Assembly of the Island of Tobago, complaining of the Sugar Duties Act.—From Inhabitants of the Parish of Mayfield, against further Concessions to the Roman Catholics.—By the Earl of Aberdeen, from Kincardine, for a Trigonometrical Survey of Scotland.—From Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, for a Superannuation Allowance to Poor Law Officers.