§ Bill. Read a first time:—Borough Courts.
§ Petitions presented. By the Earl of ILCHESTER, from several places in Somersetshire, by the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, from the Magistrates and Clergy of Dorsetshire, and by the Duke of WELLINGTON, from several Parishes in Kent, for an Alteration of the Beer Law.—By Lord HATHERTON, from a number of places, by Lord RADNOR, from several places, and by Lord BROUGHAM, from Epsom, and other places, for the Abolition of the Corn-laws.—By the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, from Dorking, by the Earl of ILCHESTER, from several places (Somerset), by the Earl of STRADBROKE, from places in Suffolk, by the Earl of HARDWICKE, from places in Huntingdonshire, by the Earl of WINCHILSEA, from places in Kent, by Lord HAWARDEN, from several places, and by the Earl of CLARE, from Galway, against any Alteration in the Corn-laws.—By the Duke of RICHMOND, from Elgin, for an Improved system of Prison Discipline; from the same place, for Church Extension; and from Barnwash, against the Abuses of Turnpike Trusts.—By the Earl of HADDINGTON, from Lochneven, and other places, for Church Extension in Scotland.—By the Earl of STANHOPE, from three places in Essex, against the New Poor-law.