§ MINUTES.] BILLS. Amendment.Public—a. Law of Merchants Act Amendment.
§ Reported.-—Forged Exchequer Bills; Spirit Duties (Ireland).
§ Private.—1a Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway; Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway; Wakeyhill Inclosure.
§ 2a Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway: Birkenhead Improvements; West Stirlingshire Roads (No. 1).
§ 3a and passed:—Mieville's Divorce.
§ PETITIONS PRESENTED. From Kilcornan, Chapel Russell, Ballycommon, and other places, for Encouragement of Schools in connexion with the Church Education Society (Ireland).—From the North Western Districts of the Metropolis, for the Redemption of the Tolls on Waterloo, and the other Metropolitan Bridges.—From the Guardians of the Wellington Union, for Alteration of the New Poor-law as regards the Duties of Commissioners and Guardians. —From Owners and Occupiers of Land near Basingstoke, Reading, and Newbury, against the proposed Alteration of the Corn-laws.—From Kincardine, Reading, and Newbury, against the Importation of Foreign Cattle. —From the East Essex Agricultural Society, from the Isle of Sheppy, from Long Sutton, and Chevening, for Protection to the Agriculturists.—From Monaghan, Grange, Ardfinane, and other places, against the Importation of Foreign Flour into Ireland.—From Canada, for the Repeal of the Import Duty on Canadian Produce.— By Lord Brougham, from Limehouse, and Kincardine, against the Income-tax.— By the Duke of Sutherland, Earl Stanhope, Lord Western, and Lord Brougham, from 457 Wick, Pulteney Town, St. Mary's, South Ronaldshay, Orkney, and Etruria in Staffordshire, for the Repeal of the Cora and Provision Laws.—From the Ministers and Congregations of Dissenting Chapels in Belfast, and Fet-hard, that all Marriages between Members of the Church of England and Dissenters, or Presbyterians, may be rendered Valid.—From Poolingford. Denston, Llanfan, Dyffryn, Clwyd, and Clare, against any further Grant to Maynooth.—From Great Yeldham, and Stambourae, for Inquiry into the course of Instruction at Maynooth.