HL Deb 24 April 1849 vol 104 c707

Took the Oaths.—The Lord Clarina.

PUBLIC BILLS—1a Indictable Offences (Ireland); Apprehension of Deserters (Portugal); Summary Convictions (Ireland); Law of Evidence Amendment; Highways; Navigation.

2a Smoke Prohibition.

Reported,—Grants of Land (New South Wales); St. John's, Newfoundland, Rebuilding.

3a Society for the Prosecution of Felons (Distribution of Funds).

PETITIONS PRESENTED. From Hawkesbury, that Article 11, Sect. 3, Cap. 2, may be Expunged from the Criminal Law Consolidation Bill.—By the Earl of Harrowby, from Leicester, and other Places, against the Granting any new Licenses to Beer Shops.—From Fordyce, for a Diminution in the Number of Spirit Licenses (Scotland).—From Swanington, and other Places, for the Adoption of Measures for the Suppression of Seduction and Prostitution.—By the Duke of Richmond, from Chichester, for the Enfranchisement of Properties holden under Ecclesiastical Bodies.—From Ulster, against the Leasehold Tenure of Land (Ireland) Bill.