§ Mr. ELLICE moved for a New Writ for the Shire of Nairn, in the room of the Hon. Geo. Campbell, who, since his election, had accepted the office of Groom of the Bedchamber.
§ Mr. WYNN brought up the Array Mutiny Bill, which was read a first time.
§ The Bankrupt Acts Amendment Bill was read a second time.
§ On the Motion of Mr. HUNT, a Select Committee was appointed to examine the Petitions for Reform, to distinguish those which prayed for Vote by Ballot, and to report the same to the House.
§ Returns ordered. On the Motion of Mr. PHILLPOTTS, the Customs Duty paid at Sidney Creek, within the Port of Gloucester, in the three years ended on 5th January, 1831; distinguishing each year, and the quantities and species of Roods for which the duties were paid, and whether such duties were paid for goods carried coast ways, or to foreign parts; also, the total amount of the Salaries paid, and Expenses incurred, for the establishment of the Custom House at Sidney Creek, for the three years ended on 5th January, 1831; distinguishing each year, the number of Officers belonging to the establishment, and the estimated average number of hours per day, during which each Officer was actually employed in the discharge of his duty.
§ Petitions presented. In favour of Parliamentary Reform, by Mr. BELL, from Hexham, and other places in the County of Northumberland:—By Mr. L. HODGES, from the East Division of Kent, and from the Parish of Bethel: —By Mr. BURKE, from Exeter, and other places in Devonshire: — By Mr. WILKS, from Long Sutton:—By Lord EBRINGTON, from Newton Abbott, and from Shebbeare:—By Mr. STRUTT, from the Borough of Derby:— By Mr. MTLDMAY, from the Corporation of the City of Winchester:—By Mr. EGERTON, from the Town of Mac-clesficld:—By Sir G. GREVILLE, from the Borough of Warwick:—By Mr. WILBRAHAM, from the Town of Nantwich, in the County of Chester:—By Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE, from Basingstoke:—By Mr. JONES, from the Borough and County of Caernarvon:—By Sir F. BLAKE, from Berwick-upon-Tweed:—By Sir R. PEEL, from the Royal Burgh of Banff:—By Mr. L. LEE, from Hminster and Hindon:—By Mr. ADEANE, from Wisbeach, St. Mary, Isle of Ely, Milbourne, the Parish of Fording, and other places in the County of Cambridge:—By Mr. RIM-BOLD, from Great Yarmouth:—By Sir M. W. RIDLEY, from Barnard Castle:—By Sir R. BATESON, from Londonderry:—By Mr. JONES, from Carmarthen:—By Lord ALTHORP, from the County of Pembroke:—By Mr. G. LAMP, from Melbourne:—By Mr. J. WOOD, from the City of York, and from a Society at Birmingham:— By Mr. LONG WELLESLET, from the County of Essex:—By Mr. MABERLY, from Croydon and Abingdon:—By Mr. O'CONNELL, from Walter Honeywood Yates, Esq.:—By Sir T. ACLAND, from Plymouth:—By Mr. Alderman WOOD, from the Householders of the Ward of Cripple- 1006 gate:— By Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN, from the parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney:—By Sir J. GRAHAM, from Leith, Lanark, and Monmouth:—By Mr. HUNT, from the Parish of Christchurch—also, for a Repeal of the Corn Laws; from Haslington, Lancashire; Somerton, Somersetshire; Yeovil, Somersetshire; Bury St. Edmond's; London; Ashford-in-the-Water; Thane, in Oxfordshire; Macclesfield, Cheshire; from Chorley; Oldham Road, and other places near Manchester:—By Lord NUGENT, from Aylesbury, and two other places in Buckinghamshire:—By Mr. C. GRANT, from Inverness and Peebles:—By Mr. BAIN-BRIDGK, from Taunton. Against Reform, by sir R. PEEL, from the Hector, Curate, Churchwardens, and others, of the parish of Micklemarsh, in the County of Southampton. The Petitioners deprecated Annual Parliaments, Universal Suffrage, and Vote by Ballot. Complaining of Distress in Ireland, and praying for Relief, by Mr. JOHN SMITH, from the Inhabitants of Erris.