§ Lord Viscount DONERAILE took the Oaths and his Seat as a representative Peer of Ireland, in the room of the late Marquis of Headfort.
§ The Earl of SHAFTESBURY laid on the Table the Second Report of the Commissioners for inquiring into the Common Law Courts.—Ordered to be printed.
§ Petitions presented;—By Lord HOLLAND, from certain retail brewers of Bury, in Lancashire, complaining of the injurious operation of law affecting their trade, and praying for relief. The noble Lord presented a similar Petition from retail brewers of Manchester and Salford: — By the Earl of KINNOUL, from the merchants and other inhabitants, and from the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of the City of Perth, praying that the trade with India and China might be thrown open—Referred to the Committee on East India Affairs:—By the Earl of STRADBROKE, from Mendlesham, Suffolk, complaining of Distress, and praying for the repeal of the Malt and Beer Duties.