Page

Oct. 12. Irish Embankment Bill--Committee-Amendments, &c. 584

Reform-Popular Excitement-Advice to the People by the

Lord Chancellor

589

13. Irish Yeomanry-Petition to disband that Body

678

Galway Franchise Bill-Committed—Amendment proposed

680

Reform--Petitions—Declaration made by the Earl of Harrowby 686

Scotch Appeals Bill — The second reading postponed

689

14. Bankruptcy Court Bill-Petition-Explanation by the Lord

Chancellor of his own Conduct relative to the Measure 760
Embankments (Ireland) Bill—Read a third time

764

15. Select Vestries' Bill-Report of Select Committee—Postponed 807

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Motion for Returns--Explanations 810

Gallery in the House of Lords-one ordered to be erected for

strangers

813

17. Explanation-Bankruptcy Court Bill- Question by the Duke

of Cumberland

The Select Vestries' Bill Committee-Amendments, &c.
Consolidated Fund - Appropriation Bill - Financial State-

mentsState of the Public Revenue

821

822

836

18. Exchequer Court (Scotland)— Explanation given by the Lord

Chancellor as to the Bill for abolishing the Court and as to

the Exercise of his Patronage

Select Vestries' Bill-Report

885

889

19. Coal Trade-Motion for Returns—Explanation why the Price

of Coals had not fallen subsequent to the removal of the Duty 904

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Amendments made by the Commons

agreed to

906

Exchequer Court (Scotland)—Returns-Explanations

907

20. Prorogation of Parliament

920

II. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

1

4

8

8

Oct. 5. Irish Magistracy-Petition complaining of Injustice on the

part of Magistrates in the county of Cork

Prosecutions on account of religion-Case of Robert Taylor--

Petition

Call of the House

Money-payment of Wages Bill-Read a third time and passed

--Motion to postpone it for six months— Division, &c.

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Adjourned Debate on the second

reading

6. Friendly Societies--Petition-Expenses to which they are ex-

posed
The Common Pleas-Petition against the Chief Justice
Tithes (Ireland) Petition from Clergymen complaining that

Tithes are withheld

9

132
133

134

Page

Judge of the Admiralty Court (Ireland)--Question

142
Lord Lieutenants of Counties (Ireland)-Motion for an address

to the Crown to remove some of them--Motion withdrawn 142

Court of Exchequer (Scotland)—Second reading of the Bill

for regulating it-Debate Adjourned

151

West-India Interest-Committee appointed to inquire into the

state of the West-India Interest and the cause of its distress 176

345

346

347

Oct. 7. Religious Persecution-Petition from Mr. R. Taylor

Licensed Beer Houses- Petitions—Alterations in the Beer Act

Sugar-refining Bill-Petition-Refined Sugar made from

molasses

Consolidated Fund--Half-pay of the Army-Appropriation

Clause-- Propriety of allowing Officers filling civil situations

to retain their half-pay
Bankruptcy Court Bill Committed pro formå
Sugar-refining Bill-Read a second time-Motion to appoint

a Committee to inquire into the Sugar-refining Trade-

Division, &c.

Exchequer Court (Scotland) Bill--Second day's Debate on the

second reading—Bill read a second time-Motion to again

adjourn the Debate-Division, &c.

348
356

358

365

10. State of the Nation-Lord Ebrington's Motion for an Expression

of Confidence in the Ministers--Division, &c,

380

491

493

495

495

11. General Registry Bill-Petition-Measure to be again brought

forward next Session

Confidence in Ministers—Explanations

Drawback on Soap-Petition

Conduct of the Police-Case of Jacob Wintle-Public

Excitement

The Labouring Poor-Mr. Sadler's Motion for leave to bring

in a Bill to better their condition--Leave given

Accommodation in the House of Commons Report of the

Committee appointed to inquire into this Subject-Post-

poned

Bankruptcy Court Bill Committee – First DayQuestion

that the Speaker leave the Chair-Debate adjourned

498

554

560

12. Dublin Election --Report of the Committee

591

Liberty of Conscience-Petition against compelling Protestant

Soldiers to attend Roman Catholic Ceremonies

592

Reform-Popular Excitement - Petitions-Letter of the

Ministers to the Chairinan of a Birmingham Meeting--Pro-
cession in London-- Attacks on Individuals

594

Borough of Liverpool-Bill regulating it, read a second time 646

New Writ for Liverpool-Ordered to be issued-Division, &c. 647

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Second Day - Motion to
refer the Bill to a Committee up-stairs

654

692

13. Forgery of Signatures to Petitions

Barbadoes and St. Vincent Importation Bill--Committed and

read a third time

694
Page

Resignation of Earl Howe-Question by Mr. Trevor

695

Poland-Motion for Papers— Withdrawn

696

Vestries Bill—Privileges of the House--Case of the Parish of

St. James-Refusal to pay Parochial Rates and Taxes-

Motion to appoint a Special Commission to inquire into the

Riots at Nottingham, &c.

697

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Second Day

725

Sugar Refining Bill-Postponed

758

Chain Cables--Petition for the adoption in the Naval Service,

of some peculiar ones

759

Oct. 14. Pilgrim Tax (India) Petition

766

The Canadas--Petitions—General Grievances of the Colony 767

Bankruptcy Court Bill—Committee—Third Day

781

Ecclesiastical Courts – Contempt Bill — Second reading-

Division

807

15. Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Fourth Day

814

17. General Registry Bill—"Petitions

Administration of Oaths— Petition

Pilgrim Tax (India) Petition

Reform-Petitions

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Fifth Day

Portugal - Questions by Mr. Courtenay

854

856

857

858

865

883

890

895

18. Reform-Petitions—Disfranchisement of the Bishops

Religious Prosecution-Petitions against Prosecution for Reli-

gious Opinion

Dismissal of Earl Howe-Question by Mr. Trevor-Earl

Howe's Letter

Cholera Morbus — Questions by Sir Richard Vyvya

Precautions taken by the Government

Bankruptcy Court Bill—Third reading

897

898

901

909

910

19. Tithes—Prescription--Petition

Reform-Petitions Character and Conduct of Political

Unions—State of the Public Mind

Cholera Morbus-Questions by Sir Richard Vyvyan-Forma-

tion of the Board of Health

Re-assembling of Parliament- Motion to move a Resolution

on this Subject withdrawn

923

925

20. Reform--Petitions-Conduct of Ministers-Propriety of dis-

missing all Persons from the Public Service unfriendly to
Reform

929

III. The King's SPEECH.

On the Prorogation of Parliament

927

IV. LISTS OF DIVISIONS.

Page

Oct. 5. Ayes and Noes on Mr.Hume's Motion to postpone the Money-
payment of Wages Bill (Truck) for six months

8

7. Contents and not Contents on the Motion for the Second

Reading of the Reform of Parliament (England) Bill in the

House of Peers-Proxies, &c.

339

10. The Ayes on Lord Ebrington's Motion, that the Ministers were

deserving of the Confidence of the Country

465

17. Not Contents and Contents on the Earl of Delawarr's

Amendment to the Select Vestries Bill

835

FINANCE ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT

BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

For the year ended 5th January, 1831.

Class.

Appendix.

I. Public Income p. ii.

II. Public Expenditure, p. viii.

III. Consolidated Fund, p. xiv.

IV. Public Funded Debt, p. xvi.

Class.

Appendix.

V. Unfunded Debt, p. xviii.

VI. Disposition of Grants, p. xxi.

VII. Arrears and Balances, p. xxv.

VIII. Trade and Navigation, p. xxvi.

FINANCE BALANCE Sheets for Eight Years, 1824 to 1831, .. xxxiii.

List of all STATUTES passed in the First * Session of the Nintu Parliament

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1 Wm. IV.

Public GENERAL

xliii.

*(and only)

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

xlv.

PRIVATE

xlix.

First Session of the Tentu Parliament.

Public General

1.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

ERRATUM.

BANKRUPTCY COURT BILL.-An error has crept into the headings on this subject, in the pages 725 to 738; but the progress of the Bill will be found correctly described in the Table of Contents.

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