§ Bill. Head a second time:—Exchequer Bills.
§ Petitions presented. By Mr. Gillon, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Brotherton, and other hon. Members, from Aberdeen, Cumberland, Norfolk, and various other places, for a Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By Sir W. R. Clayton, from several places, against a Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By Mr. Muntz, Mr. Alston, Mr. R. Currie, Mr. Busfeild, and other hon. Members, from Birmingham, Hertfordshire, Northampton, and other places, for the Abolition of Church Rates, and the Release of Mr. Balm's.—By Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Blennerhasset, Sir R. Bateson, and others, from Antrim, and various other places, for the Abolition of Church Patronage in Scotland.—By Sir C. Staunton, from Portsmouth, against Working Dogs—By Mr. Wodehouse, from the Guardians of a Poor-law Union in Norfolk, against any Alteration in the Appointment of Officers of Unions.—By Sir R. Bateson, from the county of Down, against Railroad Travelling on the Lord's Day, and for a Better Observance of the Sabbath.—By Mr. C. Round, from thirteen Parishes in Essex, for Church Extension; and from the Board of Guardians of the Saffron Waldon Union, for a more effectual remedy against the Fathers of Illegitimate Children.—By Mr. P. Miles, from West-India Merchants of Bristol, against any Alteration in the Sugar Duties.—By Sir G. Grey, for facilities to admit Dissenting Clergymen into Workhouses.—By Mr. Litton, from Officers of Law Courts of Ireland, for Compensation; and from certain Clergy of Ireland, for the Restoration of the Suppressed Irish Bishopries.