§ Bill, Read a first time:—Poor Laws Amendment.
§ Petitions presented. By Mr. HANDLEY, Sir JORNSTONE, Mr. V. SMITH, Colonel POWELL, Colonel EDWARDS, and Mr. PLUMPTRE, from several Places,—for the Better Observance of the Lord's Day.—By Lord DALMENY and General SHARPE, from the Schoolmasters of Annan and Stirling, for an Augmentation of their Salaries.—By Mr. PLUMPTRE, from Canterbury, for the Abolition of Tithes.—By Major BEAUCLERK, from the Farmers and Braziers attending Croydon Market, against the Islington Market Bill.—By the same, Lord CLEMENTS, and Mr. M. O'CONNELL, from a Number of Places,—for the Abolition of Tithes in Ireland.—By Major BEAUCLERK, from Ardglass, for a Commission of Inquiry into the State of the Fisheries.—By Mr. ROSS, from Aberbrothwik, for the Repeal of the Duty on Draught Horses; and from Montrose, for the Repeal of the Duty on Stamp Receipts. By Mr. PLUMPTRE, from Croydon, for an Inquiry into the Abuses connected with the Church Establishment.—By General SHARPE, and Lord DALMENY, from several Places, for an Alteration in the present System of Church Patronage in Scotland.—By Mr. MORGAN O'CONNELL, from a Number of Places, for the Repeal of the Union.—By Sir OSWALD MOSLEY, from Norton and other Places, against any Measure likely to weaken the Efficiency of the Church of England.—By Mr. BLACKBURNE and Mr. VERNON SMITH, from two Dissenting Congregations,—for Relief to the Dissenters.