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

Reform-Popular Excitement-Advice to the People by the

Lord Chancellor

Page

584

589

678

13. Irish Yeomanry-Petition to disband that Body

Galway Franchise Bill-Committed-Amendment proposed 680

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

Scotch Appeals Bill-The second reading postponed

14. Bankruptcy Court Bill-Petition-Explanation by the Lord
Chancellor of his own Conduct relative to the Measure

Embankments (Ireland) Bill-Read a third time

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

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

of Cumberland

The Select Vestries' Bill-Committee-Amendments, &c. 822

Consolidated Fund-Appropriation Bill-Financial State-

ments-State of the Public Revenue

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

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

Exchequer Court (Scotland)-Returns-Explanations

20. Prorogation of Parliament

II. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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

132

The Common Pleas-Petition against the Chief Justice

Tithes (Ireland) Petition from Clergymen complaining that

Tithes are withheld

133

134

Page

142

142

Judge of the Admiralty Court (Ireland)-Question

Lord Lieutenants of Counties (Ireland)-Motion for an address
to the Crown to remove some of them-Motion withdrawn
Court of Exchequer (Scotland)-Second reading of the Bill
for regulating it-Debate Adjourned
West-India Interest-Committee appointed to inquire into the
state of the West-India Interest and the cause of its distress 176

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

.. 151

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 formá

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.

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

of Confidence in the Ministers-Division, &c.

345

346

347

348

356

358

365

380

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

forward next Session

491

Conduct of the Police-Case of Jacob Wintle-Public

Excitement

495

498

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 Day-Question
that the Speaker leave the Chair-Debate adjourned

Liberty of Conscience-Petition against compelling Protestant
Soldiers to attend Roman Catholic Ceremonies

Reform-Popular Excitement - Petitions

Letter of the

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

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

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

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Second Day - Motion to

refer the Bill to a Committee up-stairs

Barbadoes and St. Vincent Importation Bill-Committed and

read a third time

694

Resignation of Earl Howe-Question by Mr. Trevor
Poland-Motion for Papers-Withdrawn

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.

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Second Day

Sugar Refining Bill-Postponed

Page

695

696

697

725

758

759

766

Chain Cables--Petition for the adoption in the Naval Service,
of some peculiar ones

The Canadas-Petitions-General Grievances of the Colony 767

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Third Day

Ecclesiastical Courts - Contempt Bill-Second reading-

Division

781

807

Bankruptcy Court Bill-Committee-Fifth Day

Portugal-Questions by Mr. Courtenay

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

858

865

883

890

895

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.

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

missing all Persons from the Public Service unfriendly to

Reform

IV. LISTS OF DIVISIONS.

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

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.

Page

8

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.

Eight Years, 1824 to 1831, xxxiii.

FINANCE BALANCE SHEETS for

List of all STATUTES passed in the First Session of the NINTH Parliament

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

*

ERRATU M.

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 Con

tents.

HANSARD'S