§ PUBLIC BILLS.—2a. Public Works (Ireland) (No. 2).
§ 3a. and passed. Public Works (Ireland) (No. 2) (Drainage, &c. (Ireland).
§ PETITIONS PRESENTED. By the Duke of Richmond, from Owners and Occupiers of Land of Downham, and several other places, in favour of the Corn Laws.—By the Earl of Hardwicke, from Inhabitants of the Parish of Ashwell, and several other places, for Protection of the Agricultural Interest.—By Lord Monteagle, from Linen Merchants, Bleach Millowners, and others, on the River Maine, County of Antrim, against the Drainage (Ireland) Bill.—By Earl Powis, from the Bath Church of England Lay Association, against the proposed Union of St. Asaph and Bangor; and from the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Ripon, against the said Union, but in favour of the Appointment of a bishop to the See of Manchester.—By the Marquess of Lansdowne, from Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster, for the Total and Immediate Repeal of the Corn Laws; and from Free Colonists of Van Diemen's Land, complaining of the great Increase in the Number of Convicts, for Inquiry, and for the Better Regulation of them.