§ MINUTES.] BILLS. Public.—1a Pentonville Prison; Fines and Recoveries (Wales and Cheshire); Australia and New Zealand; Excise Duties Compounds.
§ Private.—la- Paterson's Estate; Cwm Celyn and Blaina Iron Company; Kingstown Mariners Church; Slug Roads; Hawke's Divorce.
§ 2a Greenock Harbours.
§ 3a and passed:—Gair's Naturalization.
§ PETITIONS PRESENTED. By the Duke of Richmond, from the Vale of Alford, against the Importation of Cattle and Meat From the Ministers, Elders, and others of Bellasis. that Marriages solemnized between Members of the Church of England and Presbyterians by a Presbyterian or Dissenting Minister may be considered Valid.— By the Duke of Argyle, from the Synod of Dumfries, for the Repeal of the Laws of Church Patronage.—By Lord Brougham, from the Guardians of Berwick-upon-Tweed Union, for the Amendment of the Bastardy Clause of the New Poor-law.—From Asheaton, and Inverossa, for the Encouragement of Schools in connexion with the Church Education Society (Ireland).—By Lord Brougham, from the heads of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh, for a Tax upon the Succession of Heritable Property, and against the Income-tax; from the Mechanics Institutions of London, and Stourbridge, for Exemption from Taxes and Rates; and from the Roman Catholics of Bath, for a better Religious Instruction to Catholics in the Army and Navy.—By the Duke of Buccleugh, from the Presbytery of Caithness, and the Synod of Dumfries, for the Better Observance of the Sabbath.—From the Glasgow Young Men's Free Trade Association, for the Repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws.—From R. Waller, against the introduction of Foreign Labourers into the West India Islands.