§ Bill. Read a first time:—Tithe Commutation Acts Amendment.
§ Petitions presented. By Messrs. O'Connell, J. O'Connell, and Currie, from a number of places in Ireland, for an Extension of the Franchise, and Corporate Reform.—By Sergeant Talfourd, from Reading, and Mr. Baines, from Braintree, and Great Wakering, for the Liberation of John Thorogood, and for the Abolition of Church-rates. 737 —By Sir R. Inglis, and Lord Stanley, from several places, for Church Extension.—By Viscount Sandon, from Birmingham, for an Inquiry into the Principles of Socialism,—By Captain Gordon, from Aberdeen, against the Obtrusion of Ministers into Parishes in Scotland.—By Mr. Maxwell, from Ashley, and three other places, against any further Grant to Maynooth College.—By Colonel Sibthorp, from Lincoln, and Mr. Lockhart, from Glasgow, against her Majesty's Ministers.—By Mr. Leader, from two persons in Chester Gaol, for Relief.