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PA RLI A MENTARY

DEBATES:

FORMING A CONTINUATION OF

“ THE PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY OF ENGLAND,

FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TO

VOLUME XVII,

THIRD SERIES.

1. SUBJECTS OP Debate in the House of Lords.

II. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE House of COMMONS.

III. Lists of DIVISIONS IN Both Houses.

IV. PROTESTS.

V. MESSAGE FROM THE KING.

1. SUBJECTS of DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

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5

70

135

316

1833.

April 2. Church Patronage (Wales)-Corrections of former state-

ments

Juries (Ireland)-Bill read a second time-Protest, &c.

3. Chancery Proceedings Billto amend proceedings in Chancery

read a first time

16. Suits at Common Law-Bill introduced by Lord Wynford

ordered to be read a second time six months hence
19. Criminal Law--Question as to the mode of carrying the Act

into execution which compelled the Judges to Transport

certain Criminals for Life--Motion for Returns

22. Colonial Slavery-Returns--Motion for a certain Memorial

presented by the East-India body to Earl Grey-Withdrawn

Stafford Bribery Bill-Motion for the second reading-The

Debate Adjourned

23. Metropolitan Slaughter-Houses--Petition-Complaints of
the Cattle Markets of London

.

25. Local Judicatures—Petition against the Local Judicature

Bill

24. Stafford Indemnity--Adjourned Debate--A Committee ap-

pointed, to which the Bill on this subject was referred

Juries (Ireland) Bill-Motion to read it a third time--Amend-

ments proposed-Debate Adjourned

29. Tithes (England)- Petition from Uttoxeter

Juries (Ireland)--Adjourned Debate resumed-Bill read a

third time and passed

373

375

462

591

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671

671

718

720

Page

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752

756

837

a

900

960

960

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1833.

April 30. Labour Rate-Question by the Earl of Winchilsea

Corn Laws-Earl Fitzwilliam lays certain Resolutions on the

Table-The Resolutions to be considered on a future

day

Law Commission-Motion for Copies of the Reports of the

Law Commissioners-Eulogy pronounced by the Lord Chan-

cellor on the Commissioners

May 2. Abolition of Slavery-Petitions

3. Occupation of Algiers—Motion by the Earl of Aberdeen for

Papers to set in a clear light the Conduct of France on this

subject

6. Wimbledon Rectory-Petition

Poor Laws (Ireland)-Petition from the Inhabitants of

London

7. Criminal Law-Petition from London to amend it-Act of the

last Session taking away the Discretion of the Judges com-

plained of

9. Cotton Duties-Committee on the Bill for reducing them

10. Stafford Indemnity-Bill read a second time

13. Conduct of a Peer-Reference to one who had been prosecuted

in the Court of King's Bench

14. Corn Laws-Motion by Earl Fitzwilliam- Several Resolutions

proposed and negatived

17. Wine Duties—Motion for Returns-Effect of altering the

Duties

Abolition of Slavery-Petitions

Stafford Indemnity Bill-Report received

20. Observance of the Sabbath-Petition

1011

1069

a

1071

1109

1161

1338

1339

1342

1379

. II. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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April 2. Distress-Hand-loom Weavers--Statements of the great Dis-

tress which prevails among this class—Petition
Political Unions-Questions as to Ministers Franking Letters

for these Unions

Poor-Laws (Ireland) - Report of Commissioners on the Poor.

Laws (England)---Necessity of establishing them in Ireland

Church Reform (Ireland) - Resolutions agreed to in Com-

mittee

Military Flogging –Mutiny Bill— Motion by Mr. Hume, that

Flogging in the Army be abolished at home-Amendment,

Divisions, &c.

3. Disfranchisement of Sailors Petition from the Seamen of

Hull, complaining of being Disfranchised by their necessary

Absence
Refining Sugar-Petition--Decay of this business
Business of the House in its early Sittings — Explanation by

the Speaker
Borough of Hertford--Report of the Election Committee
Factories Commission Motion for an Address to the Crown

to appoint such a Commission-Division, &c.