§ Took the Oaths. The Lord Dunfermline; the Earl of Ashburnham.
§ Sat first. Lord Kilmarnock, after the Death of his Father.
§ PUBLIC BILLS.—Reported. Polling Places (Ireland).
§ PETITIONS PRESENTED. From Tynemouth, and a great number of other places, against the Corn Importation Bill.—By Lord Beaumont, from Alresford, against the Corn Importation Bill, and for a Dissolution of the present Parliament, so as to give the Country an Opportunity of expressing its Opinion on the Subject.—From Montrose, and other places, for the Total and Immediate Repeal of the Corn Laws.—From Tipperary, and several other places, for Protection to the Agricultural Interest. 1084 —From County of Wilts (2), against the Corn Importation and Customs Duties Bill.—From Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, for the Continuance of the Laws which require the Subscription of Religious Tests from Professors in Scotch Universities, and for Inquiry respecting Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland).—By the Earl of Galloway, from Burntisland, and other places, praying that a Bill may be passed compensating the Proprietors of Lands for the Purchase of Sites for Free Churches (Scotland).—From Distillers of Atholl and Strathlay, complaining of the High Rate of Duty on Malt Spirits, and praying for a Reduction thereof, and for the Redress of certain Grievances mentioned in the Petition.—From Farnley, and other places, for the Better Observance of, and for the Prevention of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on, the Sabbath.