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London, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

CATHOLIC DIS.:BILI PIES.

The HON. MEMBER also preavnted a petition from the
inhabitants of Litchfield, in favour of the Bill for the
removal of the penalties upon Catholics. Ordered to lie
on the table.

Mr. IL BERKELEY and Mr. H. BARING also pre-
sented petiticns against the Government scheme for
National Education-.
Mr. BARING also presented a petition from the Ca-
tholics of Bristol, in favour of the Bill brought is by
the Hon. Member for Kinsale, to remove the pentiltics
from Catholics.

POOR REMOVAL ACT.
Mr. COMPTON presented a petition from the chair-
man and board of guardians of Lumley, praying for the
alterution or repeal of the Poor Removal Act.
Ordered to lie on the table.

ilr76llll7Ep;t,se;:Cej.7p-:tition from tne Justices of
Sslop against the Custody of Offenders' Bill.
Mr. BROWN presented seven petitions from Man-
chester against the Government scheme of education.
Lord LINCOLN presented a petition from iladding-
ton against the Sc..tch Registratio❑ Bill.

Mr. WATSON and several other lion. Members
presented a number of petitions in favour of the Bill for
the Rmnoval of Religious Disabilities on Rowan Ca-
tholics.

Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the
guardians of East Preston, praying for the repeal of the
Poor Removal Bill.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition against the
Scottish Registration Bill.
ROMAN CATHOLIC'S DISABILITIES BILL.

Mr. B. ESCOTT presented petitions from places in
Staffordshire in favour of the Roman Catholic's Disabi-
lities Bill.
NATIONAL SCHEME OF EDUCATION.

Mr. emusTlE presented two petitions from Wey-
mouth against the national scheme of education.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

Mr. WALPOLE, in rising to ask leave of the House
to bring forward a Bill to amend the law for the regis-
tration of persons entitled to vote in the election of
members to serve in Parliament for England and Wales,
pursuant to suggestions contained in the report of the
Commitiee on rotes of electors, said teat he be-
lieved that no opposition would be offered to its
introduction, and he would therefore defer any
remarks which he might have to make until a future
opportunity. Still, he considered that the House
ought to be put in possession of the alterations
which he intended to make on the present measure.
That alteration consisted principally in the doing away
with the vexatious interruptions which were at present
offered to electors who had once registered; and he in-
tended that a penalty should attach to such vexatious
objections, where they were proved to arise from a mere
desire to give uneasiness. The registering would still be
kept correct and pure, although these vexatious objec-
tions would he put down. He would not trouble the
House aith further observations at that time, but reserve
further remiirks until the Bill came on for the secoml
reading.
The Bill was then read a first time.
RETAIL BREWERS IN THE MIDLAND
COUNTIES.

Mr. MUNTZ begged tbr have to bring in a Bill to
enable retail brewers in the Midland Gatuties to keep
()Fen their houses till twelve o'clock at night, the same
us the metropolitan retail brewers ; and he must
say that in making this motion he was only asking
for a measure of justice. lie was quite aware
that in defence of the system whic`i now obtained that
it was stated, that the hours of the nobility and
gentry were later in London than the prcvinces. But
he had never heard it asserted that the hours of the

working people were later than in the country; and with
this opinion, and especially as he saw no material dif-
ference between the retailers of beer and the licensed
victuallers, he felt assured that the House would enter-
tain his motion.
Sir G. GREY regretted that it was incumbent upon
him to oppose this motion ; and although it might not
be worth e bile to enter into the whole of the reasons for
his opposition, yet he might state that by the 3d and
-Lh Victoria, chap. 61, a clear distinction was drawn
betwee:i the regularly licensed victuallers an 1 the re-
tailers of beer. There might be some reason for
this application from those persons who were
resident its Manchester or Birminghain, and towns
such as those, but there was no reason for it in the gene-
ral aspect of the country. lie should, therefore, feel
that he was doing his duty by opposing the introduction
of this Bill.

Mr.MUNTZ said, notwithstanding what had fallen

froin the Right lion. Gentleman who had just sat down,
with much of which he agreed, he felt reluctantly com-
pelled to stake the sense of the House on his motion.
The llou;e then divided, when there appeared—
For the motion 4
Against it
Majority against the motion ....
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