§ MINUTES.] BILLS. Public.—2° Railways.
§ Private.—2° Granton Pier; Cwm Celyn Iron Co.; Cambrian Iron Co.; St. Philip's (Bristol) Bridge; Bristol Boundary; Staleybridge Gas; Clee Inclosure; Southwark Improvement (No. 1); Cottenham Inclosure; Cottenham Drainage.
§ Considered.—Marriages (Ireland); Corn Importation.
§ Reported.—Van Dieman's Land; Apprentices Regulation.
§ PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. Christmas, from Water-ford Chamber of Commerce, Colonel Acton, from the county of Wicklow, and Sir D. Roche, from the Limerick Chamber of Commerce, against the proposed Corn Duties.—By Mr. W. Evans, from Chesterfield, Dr. Bowring, from Traders in Manchester, and other. places, Sir W. Clay, from Hackney, and other places, Lord Duncan, Mr. MacTaggart, Mr. Vernon Smith, and Mr. D. Barclay, from Sunderland, and several other places, for the Total Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By Colonel Conolly, Sir W. Bateson, Sir C. Hayes, Mr. Emerson Tennent, and Colonel Verner, from Presbyterian Congregations in various places (Ireland), for Legalizing certain Marriages by Dissenting Ministers.—By Mr. Brotherton, from Oldham, and from William Binney, against the Employment of Females in Coal Mines.—By Sir H. Douglas, from Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, and Grand Junction Railway Company, against the Railways Bill.—By Mr. Burroughes, from Millers of Norwich, Viscount Sandon, from Millers in the neighbourhood of London, and an hon. Member, from Millers on king's Rive Kil- 1176 kenny, for Protection for the Manufacture of Flout—By Mr. R. Ferguson, from Londonderry, and Mr. Arkwright, from Sutton, and Duckmanton, in favour of the Ministerial Plan for Altering the Com-laws.—By an hon. Member, from St. Saviour's, Southwark, and St. Mary-le-Strand, for the Redemption of Tolls on the Metropolitan Bridges.—By an hon. Member, from Kilcolman, and three other places, for an Alteration in the system of Education (Ireland).—By Sir C. Wilmot, from the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, against the Exportation of Hill Coolies.—From Hay and Reeth Unions, for Alteration of Poor-law Amendment Act.—From James Surrey, for Grinding Bonded Corn for Exportation.—From Gateshead, for Better Observance of Lord's Day.