§ Bills. Read a first time:—Tithe Compositions Arrears (Ireland).
§ Petitions presented. By the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, the Earls of SHAFTESBURY, MEATH, WINCHILSEA, and STANHOPE, the Marquess of WESTMEATH, and Lord REDESDALE, from a number of places, against the Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By the Earl of CAMPERDOWN, from Leith, and Lord FOLEY, from several places, for the Repeal of the Corn-laws.—By the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, from three places, Lord HATHERTON, from Uttoxeter, and Lord RAYLEIGH, from a place in Essex, for the Repeal of the Beer-laws.—By Lord REDESDALE, from several places in Scotland, for Church Extension.—By Lord FOLEY, from one place, for a Uniform Penny Postage.—By the Marquess of WINCHILSEA, from Maldon, and another place, against any further Grant to Maynooth College; also from a place in Yorkshire, for excluding Roman Catholics from Parliament.