§ Bills. Read a first time:—Patent Laws Amendment.—Read a second time:—Spiritual Services in Parishes.
§ Petitions presented. By the Marquess of Bute, the Earls of Rosebery, and Hardwicke, and Lord Redesdale, from a number of places, for a Uniform Penny Postage.—By the Bishops of London, and Exeter, from three places, against the Church Discipline Bill.—By the Earl of Zetland, from Orkney, for Church Extension in Scotland.—By the Bishop of London, from two places, against the Government plan for National Education.